Approximately 2000 residents in Salloum on Saturday attacked a police station and clashed with police and army forces after an alleged arms smuggler was reportedly killed at the hands of coast guards.
Kamal Abdel Salam, 37, was accused of smuggling weapons across the Egyptian-Libyan borders. His body was taken to the Salloum Central Hospital.
Angry residents chased the coast guards who sought refuge at the police station. Residents surrounded the station and threw stones at it. They burnt five security vehicles and a private car parked near the station.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
