52 accused of nightclub sodomy

Cairo - Fifty-two men detained in May after a police raid on a nightclub on the Nile have been charged with sodomy and religious…

Cairo - Fifty-two men detained in May after a police raid on a nightclub on the Nile have been charged with sodomy and religious crimes, the state prosecutor said yesterday.

Police said they had been watching the group for some time before the nocturnal raid on the Queen Boat, known locally as a popular homosexual venue.

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