Five people were injured in clashes between pro-Muslim Brotherhood students and the security forces at Al-Azhar University on Monday, according to Khaled al-Khatib, head of the Critical Care department at the Health Ministry.
Al-Khatib added that no deaths were recorded and the injuries, which were not serious, varied between cuts, bruises and abrasions in different parts of the body.
The five cases were taken to the Health Insurance hospital in Nasr City, and will only be discharged after their conditions improve.
The Interior Ministry has issued a statement saying it only intervened after being contacted by University President Osama al-Abd. It vowed to have dealt "very carefully with the rioters," explaining that it only used tear gas against them.
The statement accused the protesting students of attacking the installations and facilities of the university, and damaging many of the private cars of workers at the university.
Ten students were arrested in the clashes with security forces and a private bus was torched by demonstrators.
Students at Al-Azhar University have stepped up protests since a fellow student was killed on campus in clashes by security forces 21 November. The victim was a sixth year medical student named Abdel Ghany Mohamed Hamouda. Students have vowed to continue protesting until the perpetrator of Hamouda's death is brought to justice.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
