Egypt Election Violence
Associated Press
ASHMUN, Egypt — Police fired on opposition supporters and beat them with batons as clashes erupted during parliamentary runoff elections Tuesday. One person died, and dozens were wounded.
The runoff vote in Ashmun, 25 miles northwest of Cairo, pitted a candidate backed by the Muslim Brotherhood against one running on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Party.
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