Islamists storm Giza gov't building

Published August 15th, 2013 - 02:07 GMT
Giza governor's office (Photo: Snapshot ONTV via Ahram Online)
Giza governor's office (Photo: Snapshot ONTV via Ahram Online)

Hundreds of supporters of toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi stormed and torched the Giza governor's office Thursday afternoon, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

A group of Morsi backers meanwhile blocked Cairo's major Ring Road in both directions, bringing traffic to a complete halt.

Egypt has been convulsed in unrest, triggered by a deadly security crackdown on pro-Morsi Cairo protest camps, in which more than 500 people have been killed and thousands others injured.

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