In Egypt - the fourth anniversary of the "Revolution January 25" - 15 people were killed, about 40 were injured

The victims of the riots in Egypt have become 15 people today, about 40 were injured. This was reported by the Ministry of Health of the HEAR. According to the agency, 9 people were killed in fierce clashes in the Cairo suburb - Mataria. Among the dead - a soldier and a child from a Christian family, reports TASS.

In addition, earlier clashes between supporters and opponents of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi broke out at the syndicate of journalists in the center of Cairo. The relatives and ally of the activist of the Socialist Party of the Shaim of As-Sabbag, who were killed on the eve of the activist of the Socialist Party, gathered.

Her death from a gunshot wound to the head during the rally excited the capital. Some accuse the police of using weapons against protesters, although the Ministry of Internal Affairs categorically deny this, others claim that they shot from behind and the action is similar to provocation.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that by now 10 explosive devices have already been neutralized. In one of the provinces, activists of the Muslim Brotherhood Association, which were prohibited in the country, were detained, during a search, several explosive devices were seized.

According to representatives of law enforcement agencies, 132 instigator riots were detained to now. 12 Islamists who tried to provoke clashes were arrested in the area of ​​the main square of the country Tahrir.

In Egypt, today they “celebrate the“ fourth anniversary of the “January 25”, which ended with the departure of President Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country for three decades.