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Id | 5,559,518 |
Latitude | 31.1981 |
Longitude | 29.9192 |
Country | Egypt |
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Description | Riot police in the Egyptian city of Alexandria fired water cannon and tear gas at students protesting a visit to Cairo by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, injuring scores of people, witnesses and police said. Police opened fire when nearly 7,000 students left the Alexandria University campus in direction of the nearby US cultural center. |
Start Date | 01-Jan-02 |
End Date | |
Precision | 1.0 |
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ADM 1 Name | Alexandria |
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ADM 2 Name | Bab Sharqi |
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Armed Conflict | 184EGY - Violence against civilians |