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| Egypt violence resumes near parliament building | Egypt violence resumes near parliament building |
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| Protesters in Egypt have clashed with the security forces near parliament in Cairo, a day after eight people were killed in unrest there. | Protesters in Egypt have clashed with the security forces near parliament in Cairo, a day after eight people were killed in unrest there. |
| The demonstrators threw stones at riot police who had sealed off the streets around the building with barbed wire. | The demonstrators threw stones at riot police who had sealed off the streets around the building with barbed wire. |
| Security forces responded with water cannon and some threw objects at the protesters from the tops of buildings. | Security forces responded with water cannon and some threw objects at the protesters from the tops of buildings. |
| The demonstrators want an immediate handover to civilian rule in Egypt. | The demonstrators want an immediate handover to civilian rule in Egypt. |
| They have been staging a sit-in in the centre of Cairo since mass protests last month in which nearly 40 people were killed. | They have been staging a sit-in in the centre of Cairo since mass protests last month in which nearly 40 people were killed. |
| The unrest prompted Egypt's governing military council to appoint a new prime minister. | The unrest prompted Egypt's governing military council to appoint a new prime minister. |
| In the latest violence on Friday, the security forces stormed a protest camp to try to move the protesters away. | In the latest violence on Friday, the security forces stormed a protest camp to try to move the protesters away. |
| Although they later pulled back, street battles continued for much of the day. | Although they later pulled back, street battles continued for much of the day. |
| Egyptian state television said eight people had been killed and about 300 injured. | Egyptian state television said eight people had been killed and about 300 injured. |
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