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Street vendors, shopkeepers killed in Cairo violence

At least 15 people, including street vendors and store staffers, were killed in violence on Monday evening in downtown Cairo, Xinhua reported.

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FP Archives|Jul 30, 2013, 08:34:00 IST

Cairo: At least 15 people, including street vendors and store staffers, were killed in violence on Monday evening in downtown Cairo, Xinhua reported.[caption id="attachment_995875" align="alignleft" width="380"]Representative image. AFP. Representative image. AFP.[/caption]"The fight started when vendors attempted to establish their stands outside a large cosmetic store in Moski area in central Cairo, and the store owner shot dead two of them," a security source said.Angry vendors then set fire to the store while the owner was inside, killing him and 12 of his workers.IANS

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First Published:Jul 30, 2013, 08:33:59 IST
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