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Ten hurt in Cairo, Alexandria clashes

Published: 30 Mar 2013 - 12:35 am | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 02:16 pm

CAIRO: Clashes broke out yesterday in Cairo and Egypt’s second city Alexandria between opponents and supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Mursi, injuring 10 people, the official MENA news agency said. The bloodiest clashes were in Alexandria where nine people were hurt and hospitalised after fighting broke out in the coastal city’s Sidi Gaber district near offices of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood group, MENA said, quoting health ministry official Khaled Al Khatib. Security forces were rushed to the the area, where they used tear gas to disperse the two sides. AFP