The young men were on their way to settle a feud when their vehicle crossed paths with Kandil`s convoy at 11 p.m. (5 p.m. EST)in Dokki, a residential and commercial district of the capital, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
When Kandil`s security guards tried to force the vehicle away from the convoy, one of the men fired two shots at their car. The police gave chase and caught the five men, the Interior Ministry said. The incident had no "political motives or other dimensions", it added.
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