Two explosive devices found at Cairo University amid ongoing unrest

Protests broke out on several campuses across Egypt on Sunday, as two explosive devices were also discovered at Cairo University, state-run news agency MENA reported.

Security forces were able to detonate the devices, as security combed the area for more explosives. A search and investigation team was also tasked with finding the perpetrators, MENA said.

Meanwhile, in Al-Azhar University, students tore down a wall separating the campus from university housing. The students were protesting against the detention of their colleagues arrested in earlier campus demonstrations.

The wall was erected recently to separate the hostel from the rest of the campus following ongoing protests inside the university.

Since former President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster in July, protests organized by Students Against the Coup (SAC) have been regularly confronted by security forces. The level of violence has escalated on campuses across the country, especially at Al-Azhar University, leaving several students dead in nationwide campus unrest.

Last month, 38 Al-Azhar students were sentenced to one year in prison for clashes that occurred on campus in October.   

In a statement on their official Facebook page, the SAC movement touted pictures of the wall after it was torn down, claiming students will “teach the Ministry of Interior a lesson.” The new wall was aimed at placing a “siege” on students, the group added.

At Cairo University, hundreds of students also marched from inside the campus to al-Nahda Square.

Protests also broke out in universities in Sohag, Mansoura, 6^th of October City, Monufiya and Beni Suef, according to the SAC’s Facebook page.