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| Egyptian security forces storm Islamist -held town |
| 2013-09-18 |
| Egyptian security forces stormed a town held by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi on Monday and arrested 56 residents as part of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. The forces entered the town of Delga in Minya province, about 190 miles south of Cairo, in the early morning, clearing barricades that had been erected by the Morsi supporters. Gunshots were exchanged but there are no official reports of injuries. Delga has been under Islamist control since clashes between Morsi's supporters and security forces across the country following the violent removal of pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo on August 14. About 70 people were killed in Minya province on that day alone. Monday's raid was launched to seize back control of the area and arrest people who had been accused of inciting violence. Muslim Brotherhood activist Yehya Shaker, "The residents put up some resistance during the house raids." They threw bricks at police and set car tires ablaze, and the security forces responded by firing bird-shot and tear gas, he said. |
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