Egypt tribal clashes leave 18 deadApril 5, 2014 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A second day of clashes between two tribes in southern Egypt has left a total of 18 people dead, officials said, according to BBC News. The Egyptian military said that it had intervened to stop the fighting between the Arab Bani Hilal clan and a Nubian family. The violence started late on Friday, April 4, after offensive graffiti was drawn on the walls of a local school, security officials said. Several homes were burnt down and over 31 people were injured in the clashes. Eyewitnesses reported seeing bodies lying on hospital floors, while images emerged on social media showing bodies in the street. A meeting on Saturday between leaders from the two sides failed to reach a resolution. The state news agency said 17 local schools would be closed on Sunday, the first day of the working week in Egypt. Police failed to intervene to put an end to the violence, prompting the armed forces to step in, according to eyewitnesses. It is not known what sparked the graffiti war that led to the latest bloodshed. There has been tension in the past between Arab clans and ethnic Nubians, who originate from southern Egypt and north Sudan. However, this incident is the most serious instance of ethnic bloodshed in recent years, the BBC says. Photo: Mapquest Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |