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| Snipers kill two protesters in N Egypt |
| 2011-11-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] Two protesters have been rubbed out after snipers fired live ammunition at demonstrators in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria. Witnesses said that the victims died in the early hours of Sunday as police forces fired rubber bullets and threw tear gas canisters at the demonstrators who were staging a protest rally in front of Alexandria's Security Directorate, DPA reported. The development came after at least one person was killed and close to 700 others injured on Saturday after festivities erupted between police forces and protesters in Tahrir Square in the country's capital Cairo. The country has been swept with rallies against the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF)'s failure to live up to its promise of handing over power to a civilian government in the aftermath of the country's February revolution. Egyptian Islamic and liberal opposition groups also staged a mass rally in Cairo on Friday to protest at the ruling junta's plans to change the constitution with the aim of empowering the Army with legal safeguards. Earlier this month, Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Silmi showed a draft of a revised constitution to political groups in the North African country. The draft would give the army exclusive authority over its internal affairs and budget and would also shield the forces from legal scrutiny. The opposition and democracy campaigners protested at the prospect. Protesters have also criticized the head of the council Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for his reluctance to implement sweeping changes and dismantle elements of the former regime. The military rulers have promised to hold presidential elections by late next year. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "Miss me now" -- we need a pic with Mubarak & W. together, with that caption. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-20 16:29 |
| #1 "Miss me yet?" Husni Mubarak |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-11-20 02:53 |