Published On: Sun, Mar 3rd, 2013

Policeman killed, army officer wounded in Egypt’s Port Said

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Egyptians shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the canal city of Port Said on March 1, 2013.  By  (AFP/File)

Egyptians shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the canal city of Port Said on March 1, 2013. By (AFP/File)






CAIRO (AFP) – A policeman was killed and an army officer was among dozens of people wounded on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Port Said as residents clashed with police, the military said.

The army said the policeman died and the military officer was hit in the leg when they were struck by gunshots fired by unknown assailants outside the headquarters of the Port Said governorate in northeast Egypt.


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