Monday, October 6, 2008

Egypt police block aid convoy to Gaza, arrest 30


"CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian police blocked an opposition convoy carrying medical supplies to the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip and arrested at least 30 activists on Monday, security officials said.

Police surrounded campaigners outside the Journalists' Syndicate offices in Cairo, where the convoy was due to leave from, and detained 25 opposition members, a security official said.

They also arrested five opposition members, including the head of the suspended Labour Party Magdi Hussein, who had travelled on their own to Rafah, another official said........"

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