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Egypt health minister denies nerve gas fired on protesters

Arab World Materials 23 November 2011 15:19 (UTC +04:00)
Egypt's Health Minister Amr Helmi denied Wednesday reports that security forces had fired nerve gas on pro-democracy protesters in central Cairo's Tahrir Square
Egypt health minister denies nerve gas fired on protesters

Egypt's Health Minister Amr Helmi denied Wednesday reports that security forces had fired nerve gas on pro-democracy protesters in central Cairo's Tahrir Square, DPA reported.

"The Health Ministry's paramedic teams working in Tahrir have also been exposed to the gas and have not shown unusual symptoms," he said on a tour of the square.

He added that he had set up a panel to examine samples of the gas fired on the demonstrators.

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