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Death toll rises in Egypt amid calls for million-man protest
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November 22, 2011, Tuesday
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Death toll rises in Egypt amid calls for million-man protest
Three people were killed and more than 60 injured in clashes between protestors and police in Egypt's Ismailiya province, bringing the death toll from the past few days of violence in the country to at least 27, the state media reported today.
Some other agencies reported the death toll has risen to 35.
Clashes erupted last night in Ismailiya, which also witnessed protests over the past few days.
This morning, people began to flock to the Tahrir Square in Cairo to continue their fifth day of protests.
Some youth groups have called for a one-million-man protest yesterday afternoon.
Among the top demands of the protesters and some political parties are sacking the current government led by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, withdrawing the constitutional principles, setting a date for transferring power from the ruling military council to a civilian government, and holding presidential elections before mid- 2012.
The cabinet said yesterday that it had submitted its resignation a day earlier, but the military has not decided to accept the resignation.
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces called for urgent talks with political forces late yesterday to probe the reasons behind the worsening situation.
The protests, first started on Friday, are one of the largest in the country since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak in February.
Egypt is to start a historic parliamentary elections on November 28.
Three people were killed and more than 60 injured in clashes between protestors and police in Egypt's Ismailiya province, bringing the death toll from the past few days of violence in the country to at least 27, the state media reported today.
Some other agencies reported the death toll has risen to 35.
Clashes erupted last night in Ismailiya, which also witnessed protests over the past few days.
This morning, people began to flock to the Tahrir Square in Cairo to continue their fifth day of protests.
Some youth groups have called for a one-million-man protest yesterday afternoon.
Among the top demands of the protesters and some political parties are sacking the current government led by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, withdrawing the constitutional principles, setting a date for transferring power from the ruling military council to a civilian government, and holding presidential elections before mid- 2012.
The cabinet said yesterday that it had submitted its resignation a day earlier, but the military has not decided to accept the resignation.
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces called for urgent talks with political forces late yesterday to probe the reasons behind the worsening situation.
The protests, first started on Friday, are one of the largest in the country since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak in February.
Egypt is to start a historic parliamentary elections on November 28.
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