UPDATE | Ten injured, 15 arrested in Tanta clashes

Friday 23-08-2013 04:10 PM
UPDATE | Ten injured, 15 arrested in Tanta clashes

Thousands demonstrate in Tanta to support the army, the judiciary and al-Azhar on April 26, 2013 - Aswat Masriya

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Ten people were injured 15 were arrested in clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Tanta residents on Friday.

The injured were taken to Tanta University Hospital.

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with Tanta residents in Gharbiya province using firearms after the former staged a march against top army commander Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the police.

Security forces fired teargas canisters at the protesters in Saeed and Moheb streets to disperse them.

The Armed Forces deployed tanks at Moheb Street to close it and placed metal barriers on several main streets to prevent protesters from accessing the province's headquarters.

 

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