THREE PEOPLE have been killed in today’s violent clashes between riot police and protesters in Cairo as demonstrations calling for political reforms escalated.
Unrest broke out yesterday when police attempted to prevent the protesters from developing a long-term camp at Tahrir Square and today police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, while protesters set fire to items ranging from street rubbish to motorbikes.
Two people were reported to have died in yesterday’s violence in Cairo. Doctors at a Cairo hospital and a field hospital set up in Tahrir Square said that three men died during today’s protests.
Russia Today has raw footage of the clashes at Tahrir Square today:
- Additional reporting by the AP
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