The damages caused by the Ghazl el-Mahalla fire have exceeded LE10 millions (more than US$1,816,700).
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Gaza solidarity activists abused in custody
A number of Gaza solidarity activists, kidnapped by the police this morning, have been released.
Grain Mills worker Nagy Rashad blogs about his experience with the police who also detained his seven and eight year old kids.
I spoke with Ghazl el-Mahalla labor leader Kamal el-Fayoumi, who was released around two hours ago. He said he was kidnapped by the police six blocks away from the Press Syndicate around 10am. He was approached by a plainclothes agent who requested his National ID Card, while four other thugs surrounded him. He was taken to a truck with three others, which drove them to Tora’s Central Security Forces Camp, south of Cairo. Kamal said he was blindfolded and interrogated by a State Security officer, who slapped him on the face a number of times, punched him in the stomach, while shouting the worst verbal insults. Kamal met at least six other detainees inside who said they faced similar treatment. Around two hours ago, the detainees were taken, split into two groups and thrown out in a remote desert area near Maadi.
Gaza solidarity activist detained
Muhammad Awad was detained few minutes ago by the police in front of the Cairo Press Syndicate in Abdel Khaleq Tharwat Street.
UPDATE: More activists detained in Cairo and Mansoura, including Ghazl el-Mahalla’s Kamal el-Fayoumi and Muhammad Abdul Quddous of the Liberties’ Committee as they were trying to embark with others on a solidarity trip to Gaza that was due to take off today from in front of the Press Syndicate.
UPDATE: I just spoke with Ahmad Abdel Fattah. He is currently detained by the police inside a shop in downtown Cairo’s el-Sharawrbi Street after they confiscated his camera.
I’ll be posting the updates on Jaiku.
UPDATE: Check out this report by AFP.