Top of the Hour: Clashes in Egypt, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Clashes in Egypt between security forces and people protesting over the deaths of 74 soccer fans are continuing outside the interior ministry in Cairo. Two people were killed in the city of Suez in confrontations overnight. Sami Noman, a politician linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, tells our partner the BBC that it’s unclear whether police at the match had acted improperly or were simply incompetent.

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