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| Police station raided in Suez, prisoners flee |
| 2013-01-28 |
| [Al Ahram] Prisoners at Suez cop shoppe fled after protesters raided the station Saturday evening amid continuing festivities with security forces. Fierce festivities have been ongoing for hours between protesters and police with tear gas and shots fired. Clashes have also led to the torching of the central fire-fighting unit and one fire-fighting vehicle. Contents in the cop shoppe were also reported stolen, in addition to evidence confiscated by the police, including cycle of violences. Suez along with several cities has been witnessing fierce festivities since Friday, the second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. By Friday night, at least eight had been reported dead in Suez in addition to one Central Security Forces (CSF) conscript. |
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