Update: 14 injured in assault on presidential palace protesters

Sunday 13-01-2013 11:19 AM
Update: 14 injured in assault on presidential palace protesters

A protester holds an Egypt flag as she walks in front of riot police in front of the presidential palace in Cairo December 4, 2012. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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Fourteen people were injured in clashes between protesters and unknown assailants at the presidential palace in Cairo on Saturday evening, head of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization told al-Jazeera channel.

Media reports said that shots were heard in front of the palace.

Several tents of protesters at the palace were torched, al-Jazeera channel reported.

Scores of protesters were injured after unknown assailants attacked them, al-Masry al-Youm gate reported.

The assailants shot at the protesters and set the tents on fire using petrol bombs.

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