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Around 9am Saturday January 29, 2011, Egyptian police attempted to clear a street leading to Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Police fired shotguns into the air to announce their presence, following a night of massive civil unrest in Cairo. A group of protesters moved towards them from Tahrir Square. Three Egyptian military armored vehicles moved in…
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Following Tunisia’s example, unrest spreads throughout the Arab world.
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Doctors, staff, and eyewitnesses at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Samalout say security forces shot tear gas inside the hospital when clashes erupted between Christians and police following a shooting of several Copts this week. Story originally published by Daily News Egypt on January 13, 2011.
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Many Christians blame their government before terrorists for recent church bombing.
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Tensions high in Egypt after 21 killed in bombing of Christians at a New Year’s Eve mass.