Violent clashes in Egypt have entered a third day, as thousands protest the lack of action by authorities during a deadly stampede at a soccer match earlier this week.
Police in the capital, Cairo, fired tear gas and birdshot at demonstrators, who were chanting, yelling and throwing stones near the heavily guarded Interior Ministry building. Across the street, the Tax Ministry building was in flames. Ambulances and volunteers carried the wounded away from the fighting through streets littered with debris.
Reports say at least a half-dozen people have died in the violence since it started in Cairo in the wake of a brawl at a soccer venue in the city of Port Said that left 74 people dead. The protesters accuse security forces of doing too little to stop the fighting and are calling for the ruling military council to surrender power to a civilian government.
The Health Ministry says almost 400 people have been injured in clashes with police in recent days, most overcome by tear gas.
Police have arrested 47 suspects in the soccer match mayhem.
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