17:10 Angry voters in Mattariya have taken the election judge at the polling station in Ahmed Shawki school hostage.
Judge Ahmed Ezzat Khamis pleaded with the police and army to set him free, but officers told him that they do not have any credentials to interfere in such matters.
Some of the voters in Mattariya have been waiting in vain since as early as 8am for ballots to arrive to the polling station.
Meanwhile, the judge has contacted the Judge’s Club to intervene on his behalf with the police and army in order to convice them to end his capture.
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