Eleven killed in Egypt clashes over army rule
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Eleven people were killed and more than 160 wounded near Egypt's Defence Ministry on Wednesday after armed men assaulted protesters demanding an end to army rule, prompting two Islamist candidates to suspend their presidential election campaigns.
Unidentified "thugs" armed with guns or batons attacked demonstrators who included hundreds of ultraconservative Salafi Islamists protesting at the exclusion of their candidate from this month's vote, state news agency MENA reported.
The violence casts a deep shadow over the presidential election due on May 23 and 24, with a run-off in June, and highlights the fragility of Egypt's transition to democracy, which has been punctuated by violence and political bickering.
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Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Banning the candidates of the Salafists and the Moslem Brotherhood, the two largest political formations in the country, seems like a decision that is going to create a lot of trouble.
Amonester
(11,541 posts)but more deadly
4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)not such a bright future for Egypt.
David__77
(23,495 posts)The people voted for the Islamist parties, "hardcore" or otherwise. I guess the question is whether or not this expression of popular will shall be respected or not.