Egypt police enter university to confront Islamist demo
Egyptian police entered Al-Azhar University in Cairo on Wednesday to confront Islamist protesters, the first time security forces have moved on a campus since a 2010 court ruling. The police took the action at the prestigious Islamic university following a request from its administration, the interior ministry said.
Students supporting deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi have held regular and sometimes violent protests since the beginning of the school year in September. Police entered "the Al-Azhar University campus following a request from the university's head Dr Osama al-Abd to defend lives," said the interior ministry.
