[Al Ahram] Military police and Central Security Forces (CSF) killed three protestors in a failed attemptCurses! Foiled again!
to clear protesters from Tahrir Square on Sunday night.
Protesters accused security forces of using sewage water mixed with kerosene gas during the attack.
Two protesters were rubbed out by security forces. It is unclear precisely who fired the fatal bullets but video taken from the scene shows both military police and CSF officers shooting into the crowd.
A third protester nabbed during last night's attack died in detention. He was due to be transferred to the prosecutor's office for interrogation. Human rights activists and lawyers have accused the military of torturing the dead man during his detention.
The field hospital at Omar Makram mosque received nine injured protesters as a result of the attack.
Protesters announced they had captured an injured soldier who was treated at the field hospital and later transferred to hospital in an ambulance. Protesters shared photos and video clips showing the injured solider and how he was treated after security forces denied any of its personnel had been captured.