Police have cracked down today on the Tanta Flax and Oil Company strikers, banning OTV journalists from entering the factory compound, escorting the journalists by force away to Tanta.
The workers were angered, broke the company gates, and have cut the highway. Eight Central Security Forces are besieging the workers at the moment, in the presence of dozens of senior ranking police officers.
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Police crackdown on strikers continues
The Suez Fertilizers Co strike was suspended on Sunday evening under police pressure.