Saturday, January 25, 2014

Dozens Dead in Widespread Violence in Egypt -- Hundreds Arrested in Clashes Marking Revolution's Anniversary --- CAIRO—The third anniversary of Egypt's 2011 uprising was marred by widespread violence on Saturday when at least 29 people were killed and hundreds detained in clashes around the country between police and supporters and opponents of the revolution. -- In addition to the 29 dead, at least 176 people were injured, the Health Ministry said. Authorities had deployed security forces in large numbers to try to tamp down violence on the anniversary. More than 400 people were arrested, according to state media. -- Early Saturday, a small bomb exploded in front of a police training center in the Cairo neighborhood of Ain Shams, according to Egyptian state media. No casualties were reported. -- On the eve of the anniversary, 18 people were killed in clashes between police and supporters of Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, who was ousted in a military coup last year, and a string of bombings in Cairo.-- In the weeks leading up to Saturday's commemoration, political parties with widely divergent views sought to lay claim to the day. On Saturday, they took their fight to the streets, sparking clashes between those who support the new military-backed regime and those who see it as a reversal of a once-hopeful revolution. -- Several of the deaths occurred in Cairo and neighboring Giza. Tahrir Square was heavily secured but the streets immediately surrounding it were the site of numerous clashes. Other cities also reported widespread violence. - More, Wall Street Journal

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