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Egypt's security forces crackdown Al-Azhar student protests Al-Azhar students on Sunday blocked main roads and threw rocks at security forces to denounce police's 'oppressive' treatment
Egyptian Security forces forced on Sunday more than 300 Al-Azhar University protesters to retreat to the university's dormitory after they blocked the roads outside the premises of the university, Ahram Arabic website reported. Clashes between the security forces in front of the main gate of Al-Azhar University's student dormitory and the pro ousted president Mohamed Morsi students started Sunday morning, with the police firing teargas and the students responding by throwing rocks at the security personnel. The teargas caused tens of cases of faintings among students. Hundreds of students, mostly supporters of ousted president Morsi, have been detained in recent weeks as police continue a four-month-long crackdown on members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Azhar campus in Cairo has been the scene of ongoing protests by Islamist students since the start of its academic year in October. On 21 November, a pro-Morsi student was shot dead during clashes with security forces at Al-Azhar University. Police officials deny using anything other than water cannons and teargas to disperse student protests. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/88602.aspx
