ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: The Alexandria Security Directorate is working furiously to repel demonstrators from the area this morning as a strike persists outside the headquarters. Security forces again used tear gas to disperse the protestors. A large contingent of the demonstrators were forced to retreat from the Directorate where revolutionary youth were planning to stage a mass protest to condemn the excessive use of force. There were many clashes between security forces and demonstrators, leaving tens injured, witnesses reported.
