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Egypt: Huge Quantity of COVID Vaccine Doses Found Dumped in Wastewater Canal

Lab experts preparing COVID vaccine doses at Cairo factory (EPA)
Lab experts preparing COVID vaccine doses at Cairo factory (EPA)
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Egypt: Huge Quantity of COVID Vaccine Doses Found Dumped in Wastewater Canal

Lab experts preparing COVID vaccine doses at Cairo factory (EPA)
Lab experts preparing COVID vaccine doses at Cairo factory (EPA)

A large number of COVID-19 vaccine doses were found dumped on a small wastewater canal in Egypt's Bani Mazar city, raising concerns among residents.

Minya Governor Major General Osama el-Qadi said an urgent investigation was launched into the incident, while three persons were being interrogated for their suspected involvement in the incident.

On Thursday, locals found the dumped vaccine doses in the village of Abshak, located in the Bani Mazar city, and they quickly informed the local authorities.

It is still not clear why the doses were dumped at the canal or whether they were expired at the time.

Eyewitnesses said they found AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sputnik vaccine doses scattered near the wastewater canal.

A medical source in Minya told Akhbar Al-Youm that more than 1,000 ampules of the vaccines were found.

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Israel Kills Syrian in Damascus Countryside, Detains Several

A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
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Israel Kills Syrian in Damascus Countryside, Detains Several

A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Israeli forces conducted an operation in southern Syria to detain several members of Hamas, the military said Thursday. 

Syria TV, a local station, reported that a force of about 100 Israeli troops stormed the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin near the border with Lebanon and called the names of several people through loud speakers who were detained. Syria TV said one person was shot dead by the Israeli force. 

The Israeli military said that the detained people were Hamas members who were planning attacks against Israel, and that they were taken to Israel for questioning, adding that its forces also found weapons in the area. The detained people were not identified. 

Since the fall of President Bashar Assad ’s government in early December, Israeli forces have moved into several areas in southern Syria and conducted hundreds of airstrikes throughout the country, destroying much of the assets of the Syrian army. 

There was no immediate comment from Hamas or Syrian authorities. 

During a visit to France last month, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said that his country is holding indirect talks with Israel to prevent hostilities from getting out of control.