Security officials say a protester has died of tear gas inhalation during clashes between police and hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators in central Cairo.
The officials say the protester died Saturday on a Nile-side road where clashes have been taking place daily between anti-government protesters and police near two luxury hotels and the U.S. and British embassies.
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Egyptians mourn during the funeral for Abd... View Full Caption
Egyptians mourn during the funeral for Abd Alhaleem Mohanna, 23, who was killed on March 5, 2013 during clashes with riot police, in Port Said, Egypt, Friday, March 8, 2013. Egypt's police forces have withdrawn from the streets of this restive city on the Suez Canal, handing over security to the military after nearly a week of deadly clashes. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Close
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
The clashes are unrelated to the protests going on elsewhere in Cairo by soccer fans furious with a court decision to acquit seven police officials for their alleged role in a deadly stadium riot last year. The fans torched the soccer federation headquarters and a police club.
The officials say the protester died Saturday on a Nile-side road where clashes have been taking place daily between anti-government protesters and police near two luxury hotels and the U.S. and British embassies.
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Egyptians mourn during the funeral for Abd... View Full Caption
Egyptians mourn during the funeral for Abd Alhaleem Mohanna, 23, who was killed on March 5, 2013 during clashes with riot police, in Port Said, Egypt, Friday, March 8, 2013. Egypt's police forces have withdrawn from the streets of this restive city on the Suez Canal, handing over security to the military after nearly a week of deadly clashes. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Close
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
The clashes are unrelated to the protests going on elsewhere in Cairo by soccer fans furious with a court decision to acquit seven police officials for their alleged role in a deadly stadium riot last year. The fans torched the soccer federation headquarters and a police club.