CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian military official says army troops were attacked by protesters armed with swords, firebombs and rocks during a rally by Christians earlier this week in the worst violence since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Gen. Adel Emara denies the troops opened fire with live ammunition on the protesters or intentionally crushed them with armored vehicles. He has made the comments in a press conference Wednesday in a lengthy explanation of the violence, in which 26 people were killed, mostly Christians. Showing videos from the events Sunday night, Emara said some religious leaders and public figures incited protesters to violently take over the state TV building. He said it is not "part of the dictionary" of the armed forces to drive over protesters.
