Update: 3 dead, over 100 injured in Maspero clashes

Friday 05-07-2013 10:59 PM
Update: 3 dead, over 100 injured in Maspero clashes

Soldier stationed in front of Radio and TV building (Maspero)in Cairo - photo from Reuters

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The clashes toll in the area near Egypt's state television building (Maspero) and Abdel Moneim Riad Square rose to three dead and more than 100 wounded, the Egyptian Ambulance Organization head Mohamed Sultan said on Friday.

He added that the injured were taken to several hospitals, the state news agency MENA reported.

Earlier today, army tanks and police forces arrived in the Maspero area following clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Mursi.

Islamist protesters clashed with State Security forces near Maspero on Friday. 

Forces used teargas to disperse the protesters who responded by hurling stones, MENA reported.

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