Friday, Feb 11, 2011
ISMAILIYA, Egypt (AFP)--Egyptian protesters in the north Sinai town of El-Arish exchanged gunfire with police Friday and hurled Molotov cocktails at a police station, witnesses said, amid nationwide anti-government rallies.
About 1,000 protesters broke off from a larger group and headed towards a police station, lobbing firebombs and burning police cars, witnesses said.
Several people were wounded in the clashes, but the number wasn't immediately clear.
The confrontations came as more than a million people poured onto the streets after the main weekly Muslim prayers across the country to demand the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
Anti-government protests erupted Jan. 25 and have left at least 300 people dead and many more injured or detained.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
11-02-11 1452GMT
