Clashes escalated between protesters and security forces at 11 pm Sunday night. Security forces intensified their use of tear gas, attacked protesters with clubs, and arrested doctors, according to protesters and reporters at the scene.
An Al-Masry Al-Youm reporter said that Interior Ministry forces assaulted protesters at the intersection of Mohamed Mahmoud Street and Noubar Street, just feet away from the Interior Ministry.
Later, the police attacked protesters with armored vehicles and tear gas.
Eyewitnesses said that three armored vehicles chased protesters while shooting them with pellets at Bab al-Louq, near the Interior Ministry. Some protesters reported seeing people run over by vehicles.
The area’s residents complained of the tear gas, which has reached their houses.
Egypt’s latest round of clashes began on Thursday when protesters marched to the Interior Ministry in response to Port Said football riots in which 74 people were killed following a match.
