Sunday, June 24, 2012

Egypt: Officers can 'shoot to kill' in case of post-election attacks on police

Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt's interior ministry warned it would not tolerate any turmoil against authorities after Sunday's pivotal announcement of the country's new leader.

"Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has given police forces orders to shoot to kill against anyone attempting to attack police stations after the results," interior ministry spokesman Gen. Marwan Mustapha said. "Increased security has been dispersed in the side streets of (Cairo's) Tahrir Square to protect government buildings..."

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