In Egypt, demonstrations, death mark anniversary of 1973 War
A day of demonstrations has left at least 28 dead and 85 injured across Egypt, according to the government's Health Ministry. The toll has risen steadily through Sunday and includes at least one dead in the province of Minya, 150 miles south of Cairo, where police are reported to have fired live rounds into a crowd protesting the military-backed government. Police have used tear gas to disperse protesters in Cairo, near Tahrir Square, and in Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city.
Egyptian authorities warned against anti-government protests Sunday as the country planned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the October 1973 war -- often referred to as the Yom Kippur War -- saying that protesters would be treated as foreign agents.
"Protesters against the army on the anniversary of (the October 6) victory will be carrying out the duties of agents, not activists," said Ahmed al-Muslimani, presidential spokesman. "It is not befitting to go from a struggle against authorities to a conflict with the nation."
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