1 dead, nearly 600 injured in Cairo clashes; protesters ordered to leave
Posted February 2, 2011 3:01 pm.
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CAIRO, Egypt – Egyptian Health Minister Ahmed Sameh Farid says one person was killed when he fell off a bridge, and 596 have been injured in pitched battles between government supporters and opponents in Cairo’s main square.
State TV broadcast an order for all protesters to leave Tahrir Square because of “provocative elements throwing firebombs.”
It did not clarify the source of the order.
Farid told The Associated Press that the person who died was believed to be a member of the security forces but was wearing civilian clothes at the time he fell off the bridge.
He says authorities are investigating.
