Sunday, February 27, 2011

Three dead in battle in Tunisia clash in Cairo, the military an apology

While the eyes of the world are on Libya, new tensions are now also reported in two other hot spots where the revolt started in North Africa: Egypt clashes (but with the army later apologized to the protesters) and above all a battle in the streets of Tunis, with three deaths. Tunisia. In Tunis, the protesters have waged a four-hour battle with police that ended with a budget of three deaths and hundreds of arrests.

In road opponents, especially young people, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, armed with bags and bags full of stones and iron balls. The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. The clashes lasted for more than four hours at the end of which the police have done a hundred arrests. The riots have also affected the area in which the Italian Embassy is located in front of which there is a garrison of soldiers of the army.

Egypt. In an unexpected turnaround compared to previous days, when restricted to protect the protesters, or at most to convince them with words to leave, the Cairo military police fired live bullets into the air and beaten with truncheons and electric batons were people who remained until late in Tahrir Square to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Shafiq.

Witnesses said that was also attended by military units. Seven people - according to one of the sites used for meetings of the protests - were arrested and several injured. But just hours after the military, in power since the ouster of Mubarak, has publicly apologized for the incident.

But activists who have complained of beatings and arrests, are organizing a new event.

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