Monday 16 May 2011
Nakba Rally: Egypt police fire tear gas at protesters in Cairo
Thousands of protesters had massed outside of the embassy in the capital on Sunday to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the "Nakba" or "catastrophe" - the day Israel declared its independence and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes.
Witnesses said a group of demonstrators later tried to storm the entrance of the embassy. Police used rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd, wounding at least 40 people. Several others were arrested.
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports.
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