Egyptian security forces used teargas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse popular protests staged in Suez City on Thursday. According to eyewitnesses, security forces have cut all public lighting in the neighborhood of Al-Arbe'en, especially in areas near the local police station. A local fire department was torched on Thursday, and a police station--along with a handful of other government buildings--was burnt down by mobs of angry protesters on Wednesday. Police forces, meanwhile, have struggled to quash the protests. According to eyewitnesses, plainclothes policemen have conducted an unknown number of arbitrary arrests in the area over the past 24 hours. Estimates suggest that between 15 and 50 demonstrators have been arrested so far. At least four civilians have been reported killed since Tuesday's initial "Day of Anger" protests. Demonstrations remain ongoing and are expected to escalate further following Friday prayers.
