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Live blog update| Egypt Turmoil

Signing off

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.