This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: Egypt's #Nov28 Islamist protests
Signing off
28 November 2014 17:32 GMT
That's us signing off for now, but we will be back in case of any further escalations.
Here is a short summary of today's events so far:
- Protests were reported in several sites across Egypt, namely Cairo and Alexandria
- Many roads and squares were closed by police ahead of the protest
- Three protesters have reportedly been killed in the Mataiya district in Cairo
- An army officer has been killed in Alexandria, and a solider killed north of Cairo
- A total of 145 people were arrested, the ministry of interior said in a statement on its official Facebook page.
- An improvised explosive device exploded in the Nile Delta province of Sharkiya. Six people were injured.