Cairo: Clashes over army rule leave 11 dead

At least 11 people were killed in the Egyptian capital in clashes outside the Defence Ministry between protesters and armed men whom they said suddenly attacked them.

For hours the security forces seemed unable or unwilling to put an end to the violence.

The demonstrators were demanding an end to army rule and are angry that an ultraorthadox Salafi sheikh has been barred from running in the forthcoming presidential elections.

Read more: EuroNews

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