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Report: Egyptian army intervenes to stop Cairo clashes

Eye witnesses say that Egyptian army troops are intervening to stop the violent clashes that have broken out between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at Cairo's Tahrir Square, the Al Arabiya news network reported.

 

According to the report, a few people were killed and about 500 were injured during Wednesday's events. Foreign correspondents were also hurt in the clashes, including those sent by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. BBC reported that Egyptian protestors spat on the faces of the Swedish reporters, calling them Israeli Mossad agents. (Roee Nahmias, news agencies)

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.02.11, 19:33