(Reuters and Others) – Clashes between the government and residents of Quorsaya, an Island across from the Cairo district of Ma'adi, led to the death of one person and the injury of over a dozen. Reports said a crackdown by the Egyptian army Sunday morning to wrest part of the 500 feddan land in dispute from residents prompted some residents to block traffic in Al-Bahr Al-Aazam Road in Giza, leading to clashes. Five army soldiers and eight Queorsaya residents were injured. Troops reportedly fired in the air to disperse the crowd while protesters set fire to tires in the middle of the road. The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights said on its Facebook page that 4 have been killed so far. The group claimed that "army forces are detaining a number of Quorsaya citizens and assaulting them using electric batons." The clashes started when residents of the Island tried to retake four feddans under army control since 2007 despite a 2010 court ruling stipulating the residents' right to use the land. The Quorsaya land feud dates back to 2007 when Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif's government, under the rule of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, attempted to force residents off the land, followed by an army intervention.
