{"id":295819,"date":"2011-03-09T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/09\/shots-clashes-reported-in-cairo\/"},"modified":"2011-03-09T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T15:16:15","slug":"shots-clashes-reported-in-cairo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/09\/shots-clashes-reported-in-cairo\/","title":{"rendered":"Shots, clashes reported in Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"76.6328792192\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.8903508772\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--===========CAPTION==========--><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Egypt state television reports that people armed with machetes attacked pro-democracy activists Wednesday in Tahrir Square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--===========\/CAPTION=========--> <!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li><b><b>NEW:<\/b><\/b> 13 to 19 injuries reported, sources say<\/li>\n<li>State TV reported that people armed with knives attacked activists<\/li>\n<li>Gunshots were heard in the square Wednesday<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>Cairo, Egypt (CNN)<\/b> &#8212; More than a dozen people were injured when violence erupted in Cairo&#8217;s Tahrir Square Wednesday, the second day of unrest and protests in Egypt&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said gunshots were heard Wednesday in the square, the epicenter of the Egyptian protest movement that led to the removal of President Hosni Mubarak last month.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian state television reported that people armed with knives and machetes attacked hundreds of pro-democracy activists there.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition activists in Tahrir said 19 people were injured, and state TV reported 13 injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Complaints about police corruption and abuses were among the top grievances of demonstrators who forced Mubarak from office.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators also were angry about Mubarak&#8217;s 30-year rule, a lack of free elections and economic issues, such as high food prices, low wages and high unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>Since the president&#8217;s departure, several thousand people have protested in Tahrir Square to urge Egypt&#8217;s new rulers to implement promised reforms.<\/p>\n<p>They pressed Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council to end an emergency law and release political prisoners, among other things. They also demanded civilian representation in government.<\/p>\n<p>In clashes unrelated to the political demonstrations, nine people were killed and 90 wounded Tuesday in skirmishes between Coptic Christians and Muslims in the capital, Egypt&#8217;s health minister, Dr. Ashraf Hatem, said.<\/p>\n<p>Also Tuesday, several hundred people showed up for a pro-women demonstration in Cairo &#8212; including some men who chanted anti-feminist slogans.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian activists had called for a Million Woman March Tuesday, demanding &#8220;fair and equal opportunity for all Egyptian citizens &#8212; beyond gender, religion or class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The march started in Tahrir Square Tuesday afternoon, on International Women&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>The turnout appeared to be no more than than 1,000, and the event quickly degenerated into shouting matches between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>Activists highlighted the role of women in the protests that swept Egypt this year.<\/p>\n<p>Women were very visible among demonstrators who toppled Mubarak last month, which feminists called a breakthrough for Egyptian society.<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.6161745828\">\n<div readability=\"3.76923076923\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.3475177305\">\n<div readability=\"6.58156028369\">\n<p>Are you in the Middle East or North Africa? 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STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 13 to 19 injuries reported, sources say State TV reported that people armed with knives attacked activists Gunshots were heard in the square Wednesday Cairo, Egypt (CNN) &#8212; More than a dozen people were injured when violence erupted in Cairo&#8217;s Tahrir Square Wednesday, the second day of unrest and protests in Egypt&#8217;s capital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shots, clashes reported in Cairo - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/09\/shots-clashes-reported-in-cairo\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Shots, clashes reported in Cairo - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Egypt state television reports that people armed with machetes attacked pro-democracy activists Wednesday in Tahrir Square. 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