Egyptian security forces have fought with hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Cairo for a third day as the government continues a crackdown on nationwide protests in which at least 13 people have been killed. Security forces fired tear gas Monday at stone-throwing demonstrators in and around Tahrir Square, where the activists had camped for a […]
Egyptian Security Forces Clash with Activists in Cairo for 3rd Day
Posted November 21st, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptian Security Forces Clash with Activists in Cairo for 3rd Day
Posted November 21st, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian security forces have confronted anti-government activists in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a third day as part of a crackdown on nationwide protests in which at least 13 people have been killed. Security forces fired tear gas early Monday to try to clear demonstrators from Tahrir Square, where the activists had camped for a third […]
9 More Dead as Egyptians Demand Military Cede Power
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian medics said Sunday a police and army assault on anti-government protesters in Cairo killed at least nine people, raising the death toll in two days of unrest to at least 11. Police used batons and tear gas to charge thousands of anti-government protesters trying to re-establish a protest camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Many […]
3 More Dead as Egyptians Demand Military Cede Power
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian medics said Sunday a police and army assault on anti-government protesters in Cairo killed at least three people, raising the death toll in two days of unrest to at least five. Police used batons and tear gas to charge thousands of anti-government protesters trying to re-establish a protest camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Many […]
Violence Mars Protests in Cairo, 3 More Dead
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian medics say a police and army assault on anti-government protesters in Cairo has killed at least three people, raising the death toll in Egypt to at least five killed in two days of unrest. Police on Sunday fired tear gas for a second day at thousands of anti-government protesters trying to re-establish a protest […]
Violence Mars Protests in Cairo
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian police have fired tear gas for a second day at thousands of anti-government protesters trying to re-establish a protest camp in Cairo to press for quicker democratic reforms by military rulers. Our VOA correspondent says demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square ran for cover Sunday, as police fired American-made tear gas canisters to try to […]
Egyptian Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Cairo for 2nd Day
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian police have fired tear gas for a second day at thousands of anti-government protesters trying to re-establish a protest camp in Cairo to press for quicker democratic reforms by the country’s military rulers. A VOA correspondent says demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square ran for cover Sunday, as police fired American-made tear gas canisters to […]
2 Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Egypt Protests
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle a protest camp erected a day earlier, killing one person and injuring more than 650 others. Witnesses said the clashes erupted after police pulled down the tents of about 100 protesters who had camped in the square […]
1 Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Egypt Protests
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle a protest camp erected a day earlier, killing one person and injuring more than 650 others. Witnesses said the clashes erupted after police pulled down the tents of about 100 protesters who had camped in the square […]
500 Injured in Clashes Between Egyptian Police, Protesters
Posted November 19th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptian authorities say more than 500 people were injured after riot police and rock-throwing protesters clashed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The unrest unfolded over the day on Saturday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse hold-outs from a mass protest on Friday. The unrest was reminiscent of the anti-government protests […]
