Egypt ex-minister faces trial over protest deaths
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Egypt's Public Prosecutor said on Wednesday he had referred the former interior minister and four other officers for trial on charges of killing protesters during the uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak.
More than 360 people died in the uprising and thousands were injured, when police fired rubber bullets, live ammunition, water cannon and tear gas at peaceful protesters.
The former interior minister Habib al-Adli, who is already facing trial for wasting public funds and money laundering, is accused of ordering police to open fire at demonstrators between Jan. 25 and Jan. 28, the statement said. (Reuters)
