The prosecutor general has launched investigations into the clashes that erupted Wednesday night between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy around the presidential palace in Heliopolis, which left five dead and hundreds injured. On Thursday Prosecutor General Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah instructed East Cairo-based attorney generals to visit the area of the clashes and examine the scene. The prosecution's investigators have already conducted their own examination. Another team of investigators have visited those injured in the clashes in the hospital to question them on the details of the events and review their medical reports. The prosecutor ordered a forensic autopsy of the five deceased protesters to determine the cause of death, and ordered the bodies be buried after the procedure. All detainees arrested in the course of the clashes as well as other witnesses are being questioned by the prosecutor's office, in an effort to determine criminal responsibility in the matter and bring the perpetrators to trial. Edited translation from MENA
