Azhar students confront police after Friday prayers
Students squared off against the police near Al-Azhar University after morning prayers on Friday, reported the privately owned newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY).
The violence broke out when security forces tried to disperse demonstrators blocking Mostafa al-Nahas Street in Nasr City. AMAY reported that the students retaliated by throwing stones and firing fireworks at the police, who responded in turn with volleys of tear gas.
Protests also broke out at Al-Azhar University last Friday, when students demonstrated to demand that their incarcerated classmates be allowed to take their final exams, ultimately prompting the police to disperse the protest and arrest five students.
Earlier this month, the university’s administration expelled 76 students for their alleged involvement in what the authorities described as riots on campus. The university president claimed that the administration had conducted investigations that turned up evidence proving the expelled students’ guilt. Among those expelled, 36 were enrolled in the Al-Azhar University branch in Zagazig.
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