Egypt Death Toll Reaches 36 as Troops Deployed to Stem Violence -- Bloomberg
The death toll from a day of street battles across Egypt mounted to 36 as troops deployed in flashpoints, anticipating new violence between opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and his Islamist backers.
The country’s interim president, installed by the military, met today with Defense Minister GeneralAbdelfatah al-Seesiand Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim, who oversees the police force, following the overnight clashes, the Associated Press reported. In addition to those killed, more than 1,000 people were wounded in the fighting, Mohammad Sultan, deputy head of Egypt’s ambulance authority, said in an e-mailed statement.
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