Four men wearing Liverpool Star, Mohammed Salah face masks to rob stores were arressted by the police in Egypt on Tuesday.
The four man armed gang were apprehended as they tried to rob a store wearing Mo Salah masks on Hassanein Heikal street within the Nasr neighborhood of Cairo.
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Mohammed Salah is also a huge star for the Egyptian national football team and victims were easily distracted by the masks worn by the robbers during operations.
After the being arressted, the gang confessed to be involved in shoplifting, cutting locks to gain access to stores while wearing the footballer’s face as masks.
The Liverpool star is admired in Egypt having scored 41 goals in 68 appearances for his country.