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Cars Torched as Egypt Police Clash with Islamist Students
[An Nahar] Police fired tear gas Monday in festivities with Islamist students of Cairo's al-Azhar University who hurled stones and torched vehicles during a demonstration backing ousted president Mohammed Morsi...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... , officials said. Violence in and around the university's dormitory erupted when a few hundred students began protesting and poured onto nearby streets, security officials said. Four civilian and two police cars were set ablaze by protesters, who also threw rocks at police, security officials said. A security official said students cut off the main road in front of the university and disrupted traffic, after which the police intervened. The interior ministry said police fired tear gas to disperse the students and push them back into their dorms. Another security official said 58 "rioting students" had been placed in durance vile Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! . The Islamist Anti-Coup Alliance which has staged regular protests backing Morsi called for new protests on Tuesday under the slogan: "Students lead the revolution." Pro-Morsi protests have largely been confined to universities in recent weeks as security forces have cracked down on demonstrations elsewhere in the city. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-10 |
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