| 5,566,055 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
Security officials raided Tahrir Square on Wednesday morning, arresting 53 individuals, in an attempt to reopen the area to traffic. The detainees have been taken to the Qasr Al-Nil police station where they await their hearing Wednesday afternoon, said Amr Imam, a human rights lawyer working on the case. |
| 5,566,059 |
29.33778 |
31.20556 |
Egypt |
|
Also on Thursday, in the town of Al-Wasta in the central governorate of Beni Suef, members of the Salafist Nour Party and El-Gamaa El-Salafaya (the Salafist Group) gathered in front of the police station to protest the alleged kidnapping of a 20-year-old Muslim woman who they claim was forced to convert to Christianity |
| 5,566,065 |
24.47669 |
32.94626 |
Egypt |
|
Clashes have broken out between hundreds of locals outside a church in the city of Kom Ombo in Aswan on Thursday, as reports circulated that a 37-year-old Muslim woman had been kidnapped and forced to convert to Christianity. Teargas was being fired by security forces, and there were reports of clashes between Copts who were protecting the church and local Muslims who were throwing rocks. |
| 5,566,069 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
Egypt's state-owned Channel One ran the following urgent caption: "Reporter of Egyptian television: Partial closure of Tahrir square for traffic."Following there was another caption: "Reporter of Egyptian television: Clashes between protestors and drivers of vehicles in Tahrir square." |
| 5,566,073 |
31.03637 |
31.38069 |
Egypt |
|
The Egyptian Popular Current stated on Thursday that security forces have surrounded the group's office in Mansoura, where many injured protesters are sheltering, and are refusing to allow medical aid into the building. According to a Thursday statement by the opposition group, there are dozens of people inside the office suffering from asphyxiation, due to the numerous volleys of teargas fired Wednesday night during clashes at the building. |
| 5,566,076 |
30.78847 |
31.00192 |
Egypt |
|
35 ambulances were deployed in riotous governorates; 15 in Cairo 's Tahrir Square, 10 in Alexandria and 10 in Gharbiya's city of Tanta |
| 5,566,080 |
31.20168 |
29.94458 |
Egypt |
|
Clashes between demonstrators take place in Sayyidi Jabir area, Alexandria. Demonstrators hurled stones, Molotov cocktails. |
| 5,566,087 |
31.20168 |
29.94458 |
Egypt |
|
In Alexandria, 12 policemen were injured as 200 people attempted to break into Al-Raml police station after an overnight fight between some Islamist supporters and liberal opponents of President Mohamed Morsi, MENA quoted General Amin Ezz Eddin, assistant interior minister and head of Alexandria police department, as saying. Protesters subsequently deny attacking police station. |
| 5,566,090 |
30.9761 |
31.1669 |
Egypt |
|
In Al-Gharbiyah Governorate, scores of youth, who belong to revolutionary movements, organize demonstrations in Al-Mahallah to protest arrest of activists during Al-Muqattam events. Demonstrators demanded achieving revolution goals, investigation into Al-Muqattam events. |
| 5,566,093 |
30.58768 |
31.502 |
Egypt |
|
In Al-Sharqiyah Governorate, members of political parties demonstrate in Al-Zaqaziq city. Security forces tighten presence outside President Morsi's house in Al-Zaqaziq. |
