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| Security forces, pro-MB protesters clash in Ain Shams |
| 2014-02-22 |
| [Egypt Independent] Al-Matareya Metro Station was closed temporarily on Friday due to festivities between the pro-Moslem Brüderbund protesters and the security forces at al-Naam Square in Ain Shams neighborhood. Clashes occurred as protesters released fireworks and threw bottles at an apartment building after a resident threatened protesters at al-Naam Square to throw a gas cylinder to disperse them. The demonstrators set fire to tires to block entrances and exits of the square and prevent the police from reaching them. A number of protesters used fireworks and shot bullets in the air to intimidate police forces. The protesters reportedly had also caught a security personnel in plain attire and beat him. |
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