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| Alexandria clashes leave 21 dead, 101 injured |
| 2013-08-17 |
| [Al Ahram] Alexandria's ambulance authority head, Amr Nasr, said that at least 21 were killed in Alexandria on Friday. Nasr added that 101 were maimed in festivities, 23 of whom were rubbed out. Ambulances transported the 21 bodies to Kom al-Dekka Morgue, Nasr said. There is another unspecified number of bodies that have not been taken to the morgue yet, he added. He explained that ambulances transported 44 maimed people to hospitals, including the 23 who were shot. Security forces in Alexandria ordered the arrest of 130 demonstrators who were involved in Friday's festivities. |
| Posted by:Fred |