Egypt protester killed in Sinai clash
ISMAILIYA
An Egyptian protester died on Friday and 20 people were injured in clashes between police and demonstrators in the north Sinai town of Al-Arish, a security official told AFP.
The unidentified protester was killed in an exchange of gunfire between police and demonstrators who were trying to free detainees from a police station, the official said.
The clashes came as massive nationwide rallies demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak raged for an 18th day.
About 1,000 protesters broke off from a larger group demonstrating in the city, and headed towards a police station, lobbing firebombs and burning police cars, witnesses said.
More than a million people poured onto the streets of Egypt after the main weekly Muslim prayers across the country to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Anti-government protests erupted on January 25 and have left at least 300 people dead and many more injured or detained.
