Five people were arrested after men heading to a fight fired birdshot pellets at Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's convoy in Dokki, Cairo, Ahram Online reported.
A pickup truck fired birdshot pellets towards Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's convoy as it was passing through Giza's Nahda Square on his way home on Sunday night.
Investigations revealed that the five arrested inside the car from where the shots were fired were on their way to a street fight in Cairo's Manial district when the PM's convoy crossed their way, reported the Ahram Arabic website.
A security car accompanying PM Qandil tried to stop the pickup truck which came in the way of the convoy when the pellets were shot.
In response, security officers shot several shots in the air managing to stop the car and interrogating its passengers.
No casualties or injuries have been reported.