The Shehata's arrest was simultaneous with wider security raids to counter protests planned by the conservative Islamist group Salafi Front, which organizers dubbed a "Muslim Youth Revolution" on Facebook.
On November 28, police arrested tens of protesters in Friday confrontations with security forces which turned violent in Matarya district, northeast of Cairo, leading to the death of two civilians and one army officer. Two army officers were also killed that day in separate shooting incidents in Alexandria and Suez, according to media reports.