Egyptian violence kills 24 policemen in last 24 hours

Friday 16-08-2013 06:24 PM
Egyptian violence kills 24 policemen in last 24 hours

Riot policemen throw stones during clashes with protesters along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Twenty-four members of the Egyptian police force have been killed since late last night across the country, a security official said on Friday, bringing the number of police killed in political violence to 67 since Wednesday. (Writing by Tom Perry; editing by Andrew Roche)

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