VIDEO: Tuk-tuk driver returns
Viral tuk-tuk driver Mustafa al-Laithi returns to the screen to reassure viewers of his safety
Viral tuk-tuk driver, Mustafa al-Laithi, speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm (screenshot)
Published date: 25 October 2016 17:42 BST
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Last update: 7 years 6 months ago
Remember Egypt's most famous tuk-tuk driver?
Mustafa al-Laithi's emotional speech bemoaning the dire state of his country went viral two weeks ago.
Rumours about his disappearance had spread widely on social media, but he has since come out in the Egyptian newspaper al-Masry al-Youm, reassuring everyone of his safety.
He also urged viewers not to spread rumours and to refer to official sources for "true news."
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