Tuesday, May 17, 2011

"Violent Crackdown" on Pro-Palestinian Protesters in Cairo Leaves Over 350 Injured



"Egyptian police violently crushed a Sunday protest marking the anniversary of the 1948 establishment of Israel. At least 350 people were injured outside of the Israeli embassy in Cairo when police reportedly fired live ammunition, tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at the crowd. Meanwhile, former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, is expected to plead for amnesty and apologize on state television for causing harm to the nation, saying he received faulty information from some of his advisers. We speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous who is reporting in Cairo...."

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