As soon as the Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom workers march arrived in front of the Menoufiya Governorate headquarters, an additional armored vehicle belonging to the military police showed up to reinforce the troops already stationed in front of the building.

The army commander present at the scene was called Colonel Mahmoud. He shouted threatening the workers with the use of live ammunition to disperse the protest. The soldier mounting the vehicle started loading the machine gun as you see in the videos, and in response the workers started chanting: “We are not afraid! We are not leaving!”

Kamal Khalil leading the chants in front of the Menoufiya Governorate building, as Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom workers demonstrate calling for the return of their privatized company to the public sector.

Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom workers march against privatization, chant against State Security Police and Mohsen el-Jilani, CEO of National Holding Company for Spinning and Weaving.

A delegation of Mahalla workers joins the Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom textile march against privatization.

Ghazl Shebeen el-Kom workers chant against Said el-Gohary, head of the state-backed General Union of Textile Workers.