From Zeinobia’s blog re El-Burullus uprising:
This uprising happens after two months exactly from Al Mahalla uprising in April. This scares the regime that the other Governates and cities began to imitate what happened in Al Mahalla and Al Burullus then it will be a very big problem threatening the existence of the regime and its security.
Police clashed with citizens in the northern province of el-Burullus, reports HMLC, resulting in injuries and deaths. No more details are available at the moment.
UPDATE: A report from Tadamon.
UPDATE: The clashes broke out after a protest by 8,000 of the Burullus residents denouncing the shortages in flour and bread in the town. Mubarak’s pigs (the second largest recipients of US foreign aid after Israel) fired tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition on the demonstrators resulting in critical injuries, but no deaths contrary to the initial reports.
Scores were arrested, including a pregnant woman, by State Security and the ordinary police, of which 87 are underwent interrogation by the Prosecutor in Kafr el-Sheikh.
I also received some photos of the events from a friend. Here’s one of a local State Security Police officer:
More pix of the riots, taken with a mobile phone camera:
It’s worth mentioning that Burullus, a fishermen‘s community, has been a hot spot for more than a year now, with riots and protests against the lack of drinking water and against police brutality.
I still don’t have details about this, but Abdel Gelil is reporting a textile strike in the state-owned Al-Ameriya Company for Spinning and Weaving.
You of course remember the bribe Nazif gave the workers last April following the Mahalla Uprising. Back then, Mubarak’s prime minister decreed a 15-day bonus to all workers in the state-owned textile companies and a one-month bonus for Ghazl el-Mahalla in specific… which is totally foolish! Does Nazif think that the workers in the other textile mills are gonna be satisfied with that?! Now Al-Ameriya workers are striking demanding similar treatment to Ghazl el-Mahalla, and they want a full one month bonus.
If Al-Ameriya wins, expect the domino effect to explode. Other textile mills will follow suit.
UPDATE: More details from Abdel Gelil.