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Egyptians ransack ferry firm office
 Angry Egyptians awaiting news of relatives who were aboard a ferry which sank in the Red Sea last week ransacked the office of the vessel's owners on Monday and set fire to the furniture, witnesses said. Reuters Television footage showed a crowd of men hurling chairs, filing cabinets and airconditioning units out of the first floor office, piling them up in front of the building and starting the fire, shouting and chanting as they did so. Witnesses had earlier said the fire had been set inside the office building, used by the el Salam Maritime Transport Company and located near the Red Sea port of Safaga. Police fired tear gas to drive away the crowd and firefighters doused the flames.Posted by: Fred 2006-02-07 |
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