Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

Protesters and military police tussle over trying to overturn a police car after protesters broke the windows in front of the court complex in Suez on Wednesday, July 6. Angry families are protesting against the rejection of an appeal against police officers accused of killing protesters in Suez during the revolution, local media reported.

Riots erupt over police trials in Suez, Egypt

The AP reports from Cairo:

Hundreds of protesters pelted the security headquarters in the city of Suez with rocks on Wednesday, angered by a court's decision to uphold the release of seven policemen facing trials for allegedly killing protesters during Egypt's uprising.

Riots and protests have been escalating recently over what many see as the reluctance of the military rulers to prosecute police and former regime officials for the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the uprising earlier this year. Continue reading.

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