Egypt security on alert ahead of tense election
Tweet – Egyptian security forces were on the alert on Saturday on the eve of a general election, after activists clashed with police at the end of a campaign marred by violence and a crackdown on the opposition. Thousands of activists demonstrated in support of their candidates throughout the Nile Delta and in the south of the country on Friday night as campaigning for the vote officially concluded, security officials said. Several of the rallies turned violent after supporters of rival candidates hurled stones at each other, they said. Activists for the banned Muslim…
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