Egyptian authorities have quietly introduced restrictions on the sale of yellow reflective vests, fearing opponents might attempt to copy French gilets jaunes protesters during next month’s anniversary of the 2011 popular uprising that toppled former presidentHosni Mubarak.
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Security officials and retailers said industrial safety equipment dealers have been instructed not to sell yellow vests to walk-in buyers and to restrict business to wholesale to verified companies, but only after securing police permission. They were told offenders would be punished, the officials said without elaborating.
Source: Egypt bans sale of yellow vests in fear of gilets jaunes copycat protests
