Khaled Medhet al-Fiqi was an alleged member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

He had used his apartment as a warehouse for the group to store weapons and ammunition. He had been among the many arrested in the government crackdown following the assassination of Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981...

, as he walked alone the Nile

Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...

 in Maadi

Maadi

Maadi is a wealthy suburb south of Cairo, Egypt. The town is home to the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Cairo American College , Lycée Français du Caire , Misr American College , Maadi British International School , the Cairo Rugby Club, and the national Egyptian Geological Museum.-...

 carrying a case of explosives.
In 1988, he helped Essam al-Qamari

Essam al-Qamari

Essam Al-Qamari was a decorated tank commander and Major in the Egyptian army who smuggled weapons and ammunition from army strongholds for al-Jihad as a "disciple" of the late Sayyid Qutb....

, Khamis Muslim and Mohamed al-Aswani escape from prison.
In 1999, he was accused of conspiring with Muhammad al-Zawahiri

Muhammad al-Zawahiri

Muhammad Rabee al-Zawahiri was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court, but instead continues to be held and interrogated by Egyptian security forces...

to carry out attacks in Egypt.