Death toll rises to 22 as clashes inflame in Egypt

Death toll rises to 22 as clashes inflame in Egypt
The death toll from the clashes between protestors and police in the Egyptian capital of Cairo and other cities has risen to 22, the official Middle East news agency reported Monday, citing the health ministry's latest figures.

"The death toll resulted from the clashes between protestors and police rose to 22, including two for the day before yesterday, " a spokesperson of the ministry was quoted as saying.

The official Ahram newspaper quoted Hesham Shiha, an official of the Ministry of Health, as saying that the number of those injured in recent days of violence has risen to 1,830, 464 of them recorded Sunday.

Protestors have been sitting in central Cairo's Tahrir Square since Friday urging the ruling military council to hand the power back to a civilian authority. The council has insisted it have no intention to prolong the transitional period.

Editor: Bi Mingxin

English.news.cn   2011-11-21 18:18:38