The World : Rioters Battle Egypt Police

Rioters enraged over a police attack on a Cairo mosque battled Egyptian security forces who fired weapons and tear gas, leaving one man dead and 22 people wounded, authorities and witnesses said. The Interior Ministry said Muslim extremists of the Jihad (Holy War) organization led demonstrators protesting the attack by security forces Friday night on a mosque in a Cairo suburb after getting reports that militants were meeting there to “plot acts of incitement and violence.” Witnesses said rioters tried to attack a local police station before being turned back. The rioters then torched three police cars and blocked roads with burning tires. Authorities arrested 27 people.