- Election Coverage
- December 7, 2005
- 1 minute read
Two people die on last day of Egypt vote
Two people die on last day of Egypt vote
— Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds trying to break through blockades of polling stations in an opposition stronghold Wednesday, and two people were killed in the final day of Egypt’s parliamentary elections.
The deaths occurred in the northern town of Damietta, said Dr Mohammed Balboula of Damietta Public Hospital.
There was no immediate confirmation from the Interior Ministry.
Government supporters armed with knives, bottles and machetes attacked voters lined up trying to get into several stations to cast ballots, sparking clashes with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the government’s main rival in the voting.