Officials: Up to 200 protesters detained in Egypt
Hadeel Al-Shachi, The Associated Press, Cairo | Wed, 01/26/2011 4:55 PM
Egyptian security officials say up to 200 protesters have been detained during clashes with thousands of Tunisia-inspired demonstrators demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule.
The officials said more people are likely to be detained as authorities review police video tapes of the nationwide protests.
A policeman and two protesters were killed in Tuesday's clashes and some 250 wounded.
The protests were Egypt's biggest in years and are likely to fuel dissent in a presidential election year.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Thousands of riot police deployed across Cairo on Wednesday, but the city remained quiet by late morning with no sign of fresh protests.
