Five protesters killed during clashes in Cairo
Egyptian police have said that five protesters were killed when they were attacked by an armed group near the Defense Ministry building in Cairo.
Wednesday, 02.05.2012.
10:47
Egyptian police have said that five protesters were killed when they were attacked by an armed group near the Defense Ministry building in Cairo. The statement said that early this morning, the armed group attacked the demonstrators who have for days been staging their protest against the military government. Five protesters killed during clashes in Cairo Many protesters are supporters of an ultraconservative Islamist candidate in elections, whose candidature was expelled from the election race when it was discovered that his mother held dual Egyptian-U.S. citizenship. Police said that the attack on Wednesday wounded at least 50 protesters, and that the attackers "used stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails". A woman protesting against the military government is seen in Cairo earlier this week (Beta/AP) Beta
Five protesters killed during clashes in Cairo
Many protesters are supporters of an ultraconservative Islamist candidate in elections, whose candidature was expelled from the election race when it was discovered that his mother held dual Egyptian-U.S. citizenship.Police said that the attack on Wednesday wounded at least 50 protesters, and that the attackers "used stones, sticks and Molotov cocktails".
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