A Turkish policeman was arrested in Egypt early Thursday while photographing a security checkpoint near the Giza pyramids, a security source told Aswat Masriya.
The policeman was accompanied by two diplomats in a car carrying a diplomatic number plate in Cairo's neighbouring governorate of Giza.
The policeman was arrested and sent to a provincial police station while the diplomats were allowed to leave, the source said.
He arrived in Egypt on 25 January, the fifth anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. He told interrogators he is in the country for tourism purposes.
Photos of a subway station and a security post in Giza were found on the policeman's cell phone, the source added.
Many Egyptians and tourists have recently been stopped and questioned by police while photographing public places as authorities aim to boost security amid ongoing security threats following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Ties between Egypt and Turkey have since soured, with Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan emerging as one of the fiercest critics of Morsi's removal.
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