Morning clashes in Cairo
- 13 years ago
Clashes in Cairo once again as stone-throwing demonstrators target security forces around Tahrir Square.
At least 100 protesters retaliate against the police, throwing stones and creating barricades for protection.
The clashes follow a day of violence around Tahrir Square on Friday, when anger at alleged excessive force by security forces turned the city centre into a smoke-filled battleground.
Eight people have been killed and more than 300 wounded in the clashes so far.
The renewed violence follows two days of mostly peaceful voting in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
Some activists are now calling for a larger protest in the square - only recently reopened to traffic after demonstrators ended their sit-in.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters
At least 100 protesters retaliate against the police, throwing stones and creating barricades for protection.
The clashes follow a day of violence around Tahrir Square on Friday, when anger at alleged excessive force by security forces turned the city centre into a smoke-filled battleground.
Eight people have been killed and more than 300 wounded in the clashes so far.
The renewed violence follows two days of mostly peaceful voting in the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
Some activists are now calling for a larger protest in the square - only recently reopened to traffic after demonstrators ended their sit-in.
Sunita Rappai, Reuters