Nineteen Egyptians who died during the 25 January revolution were buried on Thursday after efforts to identify them failed.
Hundreds participated in funeral prayers at Sayyed Nafisa mosque in Cairo before the unidentified bodies were buried at the neighboring al-Imam al-Shaf’ey graveyard.
Tareq Zidan, general coordinator of the Free Egypt Revolution Coalition, said people organized a funeral for the martyrs after receiving permits from the attorney general after efforts to find the victims’ relatives had failed.
“They sacrificed their lives so we can live in freedom,” Zidan said.
Approximately 800 Egyptians, including police, are believed to have been killed during the 18 days of protests that climaxed with the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
