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He was a regular figure in downtown Cairo, seen even in the iconic Tahrir Square -- the epicentre of protests against longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
The 43-year-old was found dead of cold on a Cairo street but it was unclear when he died.
A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East in the last few days, with Egypt recording unusual low temperatures, rainfall and also snowfall in some areas.
Ahmad Bahgat, an activist who participated in the anti-Mubarak revolt, had befriended Bahnass and realised that he was a capable artist.
Bahnass was "homeless", Bahgat said in a message posted on the Internet, but he was a good artist "who had had a successful exhibition in France".
He said Bahnass had drawn several graffitis in central Cairo where murals have cropped up since the 2011 uprising that toppled Mubarak.
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The 43-year-old was found dead of cold on a Cairo street but it was unclear when he died.
A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East in the last few days, with Egypt recording unusual low temperatures, rainfall and also snowfall in some areas.
Ahmad Bahgat, an activist who participated in the anti-Mubarak revolt, had befriended Bahnass and realised that he was a capable artist.
Bahnass was "homeless", Bahgat said in a message posted on the Internet, but he was a good artist "who had had a successful exhibition in France".
He said Bahnass had drawn several graffitis in central Cairo where murals have cropped up since the 2011 uprising that toppled Mubarak.
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