Egypt Police Arrest Rioters Over Home Demolitions

Date: 17 August 2022 - 21:13

News ID: ۱۰۵۸۳۸

CAIRO (Middle East Eye) – Egyptian security forces have detained several people from the Warraq Island on the Nile river in the Giza Governorate, following protests against government plans to remove residents from their homes and make way for a set of development projects. According to eyewitnesses and local media reports, dozens of Egyptian police officers stormed the island, connected to the mainland only by ferries, and violently dispersed a crowd of demonstrators. Video footage on social media showed residents panicking, as police officers fired tear gas canisters. Authorities had landed on the island to take measurements of some houses in Hawd al-Qalamiyeh area, which is set for demolition.