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Egypt: Video shows police using live ammunition against protesters on 25 Jan. anniversary

March 10, 2014 at 2:45 pm

A video posted by the citizen journalism news service Rassd News Network shows Egyptian police using live ammunition against protesters on the anniversary of January 25 revolution that toppled longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak. The clashes in the video took place on Saturday noon in Opera square, downtown Cairo.


The crackdown on nationwide protests left at least 52 protesters dead and more than 167 injured, according to official figures.