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Violence Breaks Out in Cairo
Just got word that violence broke out in Cairo, this time possibly a lot more significant than before:
1. Apparently, outside the state TV station, demonstrators opened fire on soldiers patrolling the location. Word is two soldiers are dead, 25 wounded.
2. Demonstrations are underway again in Tahrir square, with a lot more violent sentiment and police are supposedly firing tear gas into the square to disperse them.
Will update this thread if people want when I get more info.
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- phektus 15y agoPlease do
- sp332 15y agoHere's a link with more background on the Christian/Muslim tensions in Egypt http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011109155853144870.html http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/2011109...
- nandemo 15y agoFWIW, a 2-month old NYT article on the situation of Christians in Egypt: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/magazine/in-egypt-the-lure-of-leaving.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/magazine/in-egypt-the-lure...