Egypt Independent
Journalist beaten, detained by police near US Embassy
Monday, November 26, 2012
Security forces physically
assaulted Mohamed al-Qamash, a journalist at Al-Siyasi magazine, while
he was covering clashes at Simon Bolivar Square near the US Embassy in Cairo, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on Monday.
A fire began near the embassy
while protesters were marching in the funeral of April 6 Youth member
Gaber Salah, known as "Gika," who died Sunday from injuries suffered in
clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street earlier this week.
After the fire broke out,
Qamash was heading back to his office when security forces seized his
cell phone and beat him with sticks, witnesses reported.
Qamash is still in police custody.
*Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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