Police clash with protesters in central Cairo, 3 die
Three people died and 192 others were injured in continued clashes between protesters and police in central Cairo Sunday, health ministry officials said.
Sunday's three new deaths raised the death toll from the two days of conflicts to five, with more than 1,000 others injured.
The Egyptian government said Sunday the parliamentary elections would start as scheduled despite the latest protests.
The current situation was an attempt to delay and cancel the elections to block the building of a new state, the government said in a statement.
Clashes continued for the second day in Cairo, Alexandria and some other places across the country. In Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, tens of thousands of people gathered on Sunday morning. Some attempted to storm the Interior Ministry building nearby, but were stopped by riot police.
In Alexandria, police fired tear gas to disperse large crowds of protesters. In Cairo and Alexandria, two protesters were killed by gun shots on Saturday.
The violence raised concerns about the security for the historic parliamentary vote on Nov. 28. The Interior Ministry has said it is capable of securing the elections.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
English.news.cn 2011-11-21 02:37:23 FeedbackPrintRSS
CAIRO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua)
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