A protester was shot and killed Monday during protests in Ismailia, a medical source at the city's public hospital has said.
Security forces had clashed with protesters from political groups, as well as dozens of citizens who had joined in.
Dozens were injured. Some of them were transferred to the Ismailia public hospital.
Military police have since imposed strict security procedures. Barriers have been set up around the city’s police stations and traffic was hindered at Shohadaa Square, which leads to the Ismailia police station.
Political forces and revolutionaries have called for a march against what they are calling the "Tahrir massacre."
The protests turned into fierce clashes between security personnel and demonstrators who are demanding prosecution for the killers of protesters, the dismissal of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s cabinet, and the setting of a deadline the handover of power to civilians.
Protesters damaged some police vehicles and hurled stones at police stations.
Ismailia Governor Major General Gamal Imbaby has denounced the assaults against police stations and referred to hidden hands that aim to provoke chaos. Citizens should reject these acts that harm Egypt, Imbaby said.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
