H/T Magic Martin
Clashes between police and protesters in Port Said have left 310 people injured, 33 of whom were shot with birdshot, said Helmy al-Afny, the Health Ministry’s undersecretary in Port Said.
Dozens of protesters attacked the Port Said Security Directorate with Molotov cocktails Sunday, setting the directorate on fire and completely destroying it, after authorities transferred defendants in the ongoing football violence trial to an unknown location late Saturday.
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/health-ministry-310-people-injured-port-said-clashes
VIDEO- PORT-SAID – Police officers throwing stones on the protesters from the rooftop of a building
More rioting, burning cars etc.
Happy Egyptian rioters burn vehicles, hit stuff with sticks, generally enjoy lots of mayhem.
MARCH 4 2013 Security headquarters in Egypt’s Port Said in flames
A section of the security headquarters in Egypt’s Port Said was in flames on Monday, as fighting erupted between police and protesters in the restive canal city, an AFP correspondent said.
The blaze, which started in the ground floor of the security building, sent plumes of smoke into the air while the clashes continued in streets surrounding the building.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130304/urgent-security-headquarters-egypts-port-said-flames
March 4 2013 CAIRO – Another police vehicle torched on Cairo’s October bridge
Traffic on Sixth October Bridge halted after police vehicle was set ablaze
According to Ahram Arabic news website, the driver ran away from the vehicle before being caught by the protesters.
Chanting “the ministry of interior are thugs,” they torched the vehicle, causing a complete traffic standstill on the bridge.
A ministry of interior microbus was also set on fire near Qasr El-Nil Bridge by unknown individuals on Monday evening, also in downtown Cairo.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/66118/Egypt/Politics-/VIDEO-Another-police-vehicle-torched-on-Cairos-Oct.aspx
VIDEO Clashes in Port Saïd March 4 2013
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