An Egyptian security officer was reportedly killed on Sunday as police and angry residents of Port Said continued to clash. Hundreds of others have been wounded in the volatile city along the Suez Canal, medical officials told local media. Residents began protesting in the city early on Sunday over the arrest and detention of prisoners in relation to a football massacre in the city in February 2012 that left at least 74 people dead. Activists in the town reported that police used massive amounts of tear gas on the crowds as they gathered in front of governmental buildings. At least 350 people have been wounded, sources close to the situation said. Egypt's armed forces said in a statement on its Facebook page that a military officer was wounded when he was shot in the leg and that one soldier had been killed when he was shot in the neck by “unknown elements.” Tension and clashes have erupted again across the country, including in the Nile Delta region, where a man was run over and killed by an armored vehicle on Saturday, sparking more anger. Protests in Egypt have been nearly continuous since the second anniversary of the January 2011 revolution, leaving scores of protesters and civilians dead as police use massive force in their efforts to quell demonstrations calling for change in the country. Parliamentary elections are to take place over the next two months, despite a boycott from the main opposition and ongoing violence on the streets of Egypt. BN
