Halfway through the second day of violent clashes between protesters and security forces on Sunday, the health ministry announced that a total of 928 people had been injured in clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, in Alexandria and in Suez.
Five protesters had been injured in front of the interior ministry building, which is located walking distance from the square, by Sunday afternoon.
According to a ministry spokesperson, two protesters have been killed so far.
One of these, Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed, 23, reportedly died of a bullet wound to the chest in Tahrir Square. A second protester in the coastal city of Alexandria was reportedly killed by a bullet wound to the head.
According to ministry reports, 170 of those wounded have been transferred to hospitals, while most injuries have consisted of bruises and breathing difficulties due to excessive tear gas inhalation.
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