Over 73 Killed, 2,000 Wounded Since Friday
On January - 29 - 2011
New figures have come out about the number of dead and wounded in protests in Egypt since yesterday. These numbers are significantly lower than the actual numbers. This comes from medical officials in-country.
January 25. Credit: Mohamed Abd El-Ghany/Reuters
AT least 73 people have been killed across Egypt and thousands injured in anti-government riots since Friday, according to medical officials.
At least 62 people were killed on Friday and 11 yesterday, and thousands injured in clashes between protesters and police, in unprecedented rallies demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
Medical and security officials say an additional 2000 people have been injured in the demonstrations.
