His sister Jeannette, 26, declined to elaborate on his condition or to say if he had been told he would face charges.\n\nA security official confirmed the release and said an inquiry was ongoing into Mr Rizk's activities.
Activists, teachers, and students gathered outside the public prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo today to demand the release of Philip Rizk, who was detained by state security yesterday after a police crackdown on a solidarity March for Gaza.