Security forces in Tanta have regained control of the city after clashes with protesters outside the governorate building and the Tanta Security Department, Gharbiya Security Chief Hatem Othman has said.
In a press statement, Othman added that security forces have reopened roads blocked by demonstrations and dispersed protesters outside the security department and police stations.
"Police forces are extensively deployed in the streets and squares of Tanta to secure stores from outlaws and to secure public facilities," he said.
Clashes had broken out during protests demanding retribution for the death of Popular Current activist Mohamed al-Gendy.
Gendy, a Tanta resident, was in Cairo to take part in mass demonstrations commemorating the second anniversary of the revolution when he disappeared from Tahrir Square on 28 January. Four days later, Popular Current members located him in Helal Hospital, where he was in critical condition.
Party members and Gendy's family accuse the police of arresting him and torturing him to death.
Edited translation from MENA
