Derrik Sweeney calls home from Egypt
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The father of an American student arrested during protests in Egypt says his 19-year-old son has called home and said he's being treated well under the circumstances.
Derrik Sweeney, of Jefferson City, Mo., was among three American students arrested this week in Cairo.
Kevin Sweeney says his son called about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday from the phone of a U.S. Embassy official before additional questioning and spoke "very briefly" with his mother Joy Sweeney. The teen said he hasn't been hurt.
See photos of Derrick Sweeney.
An Egyptian official has said Sweeney and two other students were arrested on the roof of a university building where they were throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters near Tahrir Square.
Kevin Sweeney says his son said he was watching the demonstrations but denies throwing anything.
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