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Parts of a government complex were set on fire as protesters throwing stones and firebombs clashed with police firing tear gas and birdshot Monday in a new day of clashes that have caught the military in the middle of fighting in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said.The renewed clashes came hours after thousands of city residents rallied in a funeral procession. Two more protesters died as a result of the Monday clashes between police and protesters. Al-Sayad said one of those who died was not involved in the clashes and was killed by live bullets fired by police. A Ministry of Interior official stated that one policeman died Monday as a result of injuries sustained during Sunday's clashes. |
