Egyptians fired up after Burger King exploits Suez Canal crisis

CAIRO: Egyptian social media users launched the hashtag #BoycottBurgerKing after the fast-food restaurant chain promoted a sandwich on Twitter by using an aerial photo of the Suez Canal blockage. 

In the advertisement, Burger King Chile superimposed the image of a Double Whopper sandwich in place of the 430-yard Ever Given cargo ship, which was grounded in the Suez Canal and halted maritime trade in the region for almost a week.