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| Egypt Policeman Killed in Clashes with Morsi Backers |
| 2015-05-07 |
| [AnNahar] One policeman was killed and five others maimed in festivities with supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in a Nile Delta city, police said on Wednesday. Clashes erupted late Tuesday when police nabbed You have the right to remain silent... a group of Morsi supporters, including 13 women, who were demonstrating in a nightime rally in a key square in Damietta, around 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Port Said. Police said an officer who was hit by birdshot during the festivities died later on Tuesday. Five other coppers, including an officer, were also maimed in the fighting. The health ministry said a total of 22 people were maimed in the festivities. Supporters of Morsi have regularly attempted to stage rallies demanding his reinstatement, but their demonstrations have lost momentum amid a deadly government crackdown. Hundreds have died and thousands have been incarcerated Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! in the crackdown targeting Morsi's supporters since his ouster in July 2013. Morsi was ousted by then army chief President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi after mass street protests against his sole year of divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... rule. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 More like a low-level insurgency, Alan. And probably home-grown (for now.) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-05-07 15:48 |
| #1 Does this constitute a civil war? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-05-07 07:14 |