[30 Jan 2014] Egyptian security forces kill mosque imam in Alexandria - English
Security forces in Egypt have killed a mosque Imam in Alexandria after raiding his house and severely beating him. Sheikh Akram was the Imam of the Ali Ibn Abi Taleb Mosque, in the Ajamy area of the northern city. Officials accused him of promoting anti-government sentiments in his lectures. The imam\'s family says security forces threw him off the balcony of his house. But security forces claim the imam fell while trying to escape arrest. Meanwhile, security sources in the northern part of the city have killed another protester. The man was killed in Alexandria\'s Janaklis area. Meanwhile, explosions hit outside a police station in the Ramal area of the city. Egypt plunged into chaos after the army toppled the country\'s first democratically-elected president in July.
Added by PTV on 31-01-2014
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