Thousands of quarry workers clash with Egypt police
CAIRO, July 16 (Reuters) - A policeman died and several people were injured when thousands of quarry workers and owners clashed with police in Egypt on Thursday, security sources and witnesses said.
The protesters marched into al-Minya city, in the central province of al-Minya, and blocked a bridge spanning the Nile, to protest against a decision by the authorities to impose new duties on quarried rock, security sources said.
Police used teargas to disperse the crowd, but the protesters stoned police, injuring at least four officers, security sources said.
One policeman died, and accounts differed as to whether he was killed during the stoning or from exposure to teargas.
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The protesters marched into al-Minya city, in the central province of al-Minya, and blocked a bridge spanning the Nile, to protest against a decision by the authorities to impose new duties on quarried rock, security sources said.
Police used teargas to disperse the crowd, but the protesters stoned police, injuring at least four officers, security sources said.
One policeman died, and accounts differed as to whether he was killed during the stoning or from exposure to teargas.
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