Egypt judges send 293 to trial for violent protest

293 Egyptians to be tried for resisting authorities, damaging property, carrying weapons

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 20:46

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Cairo: Investigating judges are sending 293 Egyptians to trial on charges of resisting authorities, damaging public property and carrying weapons during an anti-government protest last year.

A three-week sit-in in December outside the Cabinet building turned violent when troops badly beat a protester. In four days of clashes that followed, 14 people were killed and hundreds injured.

Egypt's military took over after the ouster of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Its rule has been marred by periodic violence.

The defendants, including 24 minors, are also accused of burning a research center housing old manuscripts.

Egypt's official news agency said Monday the minors will be tried in a juvenile court. No date has been set.

The military drew international criticism for its crackdown, including beating women and pursuing journalists.

A protester tries to break a window of a building on fire, in Kasr Al Aini, Cairo, Egypt yesterday. Clashes, the worst in three weeks, erupted on Friday after protesters accused the army forces of attacking one of them.

Egyptian demonstrators gather outside as flames engulf the Egyptian Scientific Institute building in Cairo. The fire destroyed archivesin the building, which housed historic documents dating back more than two centuries.

An Egyptian protester throws a stone toward soldiers, unseen, as a building burns during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt.

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