RIOTS IN EGYPT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 32, 1 November 1919, Page 7

RIOTS IN EGYPT

SEQUEL TO PRAYERS AT A SEDITIOUS MOSQUE

TROOPS FIRE ON THE CROWD

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Alexandria, October 2S. Serious rioting followed the midday prayer.-' at a notoriously seditious mosalie. The trouble begun when tho Egyptian police endeavoured to prevent demonstrations, attempted to close tho mosque, and charged' with truncheons. Dritisli troop.; arrived in motor lorries, and found a general affray in progress The troops, after firing in Ihe air, wero obliged to iih' l on tho crowd, killing two natives and wounding ten. The disorder continued until the evening. Twentysoven Egyptian policemen were injured. The lailwaytnen and telegraphists threaten to strike. The population arc apprehensive regarding food, and are besieging tho shops— Aus.-X.Z. Cablo Assn. ItEVEIiSE TO THE EXTREME NATIONALISTS. (Bee. Nuvember 1, 0.10 a.m.). C.iiro, October 20. The Extreme Nationalists h'avo suffered a severe reverse owing to the failure of the railway strike. Work has been resinned afrer a. temporary stoppage, and a nart.ial service is now running under military nrotcction. l'ints broke out. at Alexandria on Paturoav. bill the mil'tary authorities suppressed the disturbances. Two of Iho rioters were killed- and many of : tho, police and riolers injured—Aus.-N.Z. (.'able Assn.