Assiut

Alexandria, on the Mediterranean coast, and Assiut, in Upper Egypt, were among cities where people said on social media they felt their houses and buildings shaking.

Prosecutors last month ordered the detention of eight railway employees, including two train drivers, their assistants, the head of traffic control in neighboring Assiut province, and three traffic control guards.

A control tower guard, the head of traffic control in neighboring Assiut province, and two other guards were also jailed, he said.

Dr. Mohamed Aboelgheit was among those jailed in the southern city of Assiut in 2011 after joining calls for revolt against police brutality and Mubarak.

The oil and gas company signed a contract to build a hydrocracking complex in Egypt for Assiut National Oil Processing.