Egypt : 1 killed, 15 injured in clashes over Egypt's ousted president
on 2013/7/28 16:08:55
Egypt

At least one people was killed and 15 others injured on Sunday in clashes between loyalists of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and residents in the governorates of Gharbiya and Port Said, state-run news agency MENA reported.

A 30-year-old Muslim Brotherhood member was killed by a penknife in the clashes that erupted at a graveyard in Kafr al- Zayyat city in Gharbiya, to the north of Cairo, when his group refused some local residents to attend a funeral procession of one of the victims of last night confrontations in Cairo.

Meanwhile, 15 people were injured in Port Said coastal governorate northeast to Cairo when a group of Morsi's supporters opened fire randomly at some opponents in the area around Al- Tawhid Mosque where they hold their pro-Morsi sit-in.

"All the injuries were from gunshots and cartouch, and one of the 15 victims is seriously injured by a live bullet in the chest, " MENA quoted a health ministry official as saying.

Port Said has been witnessing turmoil and riot since the funeral of one of its residents who was killed in recent clashes in Cairo over the deposed president.

Over the past two days, 81 people were killed and about 800 others injured in similar clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, Fayoum and other governorates, according to official reports.

However, medical reports from the field hospital at Rabia al- Adawiya Square in Cairo, where Morsi's supporters staged a massive open-ended sit-in since June 28, said at least 200 pro-Morsi protesters were killed and over 4,500 injured in Saturday's clashes with security forces.

The interior ministry and Morsi's Islamist supporters point fingers at each others over responsibility for the bloodshed.

Previous article - Next article Printer Friendly Page Send this Story to a Friend Create a PDF from the article


Other articles
2023/7/22 16:36:35 - Uncertainty looms as negotiations on the US-Kenya trade agreement proceeds without a timetable
2023/7/22 14:48:23 - 40 More Countries Want to Join BRICS, Says South Africa
2023/7/18 14:25:04 - South Africa’s Putin problem just got a lot more messy
2023/7/18 14:17:58 - Too Much Noise Over Russia’s Influence In Africa – OpEd
2023/7/18 12:15:08 - Lagos now most expensive state in Nigeria
2023/7/18 11:43:40 - Nigeria Customs Intercepts Arms, Ammunition From US
2023/7/17 17:07:56 - Minister Eli Cohen: Nairobi visit has regional and strategic importance
2023/7/17 17:01:56 - Ruto Outlines Roadmap for Africa to Rival First World Countries
2023/7/17 16:47:30 - African heads of state arrive in Kenya for key meeting
2023/7/12 16:51:54 - Kenya, Iran sign five MoUs as Ruto rolls out red carpet for Raisi
2023/7/12 16:46:35 - Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Gupta Travels to Kenya and Rwanda
2023/7/2 15:57:52 - We Will Protect Water Catchments
2023/7/2 15:53:49 - Kenya records slight improvement in global peace ranking
2023/7/2 14:33:37 - South Sudan, South Africa forge joint efforts for peace in Sudan
2023/7/2 13:08:02 - Tinubu Ready To Assume Leadership Role In Africa
2023/7/2 11:50:34 - CDP ranks Nigeria, others low in zero-emission race
2023/6/19 16:30:00 - South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine war must end
2023/6/17 16:30:20 - World Bank approves Sh45bn for Kenya Urban Programme
2023/6/17 16:25:47 - Sudan's military govt rejects Kenyan President Ruto as chief peace negotiatorThe Sudanese military government of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected Kenyan President William Ruto's leadership of the "Troika on Sudan."
2023/6/17 16:21:15 - Kenya Sells Record 2.2m Tonnes of Carbon Credits to Saudi Firms

The comments are owned by the author. We aren't responsible for their content.