Egypt investigating couple pictured naked on top of Great Pyramid

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Fearing to be spotted by the many guards, I did not film the several hours of sneaking around at the Giza Plateau, which lead up to the climb.” Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Mr El-Anany said that scaling the pyramids was “strictly forbidden” and described the incident as a “violation of public morality”. “The prosecution authorities will tell Egyptians how the two tourists were able to scale the Great Pyramid of Khufu, whether the video is real or fake, and negligent officials will be brought to justice. “The explicit video has sparked fury and outrage among Egyptians in general, and the officials affiliated with the Ministry of Antiquities in particular.” Mr Hvid describes himself as an urban explorer and his website features several photographs of nude men and women posing on top of buildings around the world.