Saturday, December 17, 2011

Egypt: Death Toll Rises from Clashes in Cairo

David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times News Service: "At the vote-counting centers, the clashes began after polls closed late Thursday, when soldiers beat up judges and other civilians trying to enter the centers ... Military police officers tried to break up a small sit-in outside the cabinet building. The military's heavy-handed tactics against a small number of protesters drew thousands of others into the streets. And the military's tactics ... appeared to do more to provoke than dispel the crowd."
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