Egypt protesters throw rocks at troops near Defense Ministry![]() May 4, 2012 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Protesters threw rocks at troops guarding Egypt's Defence Ministry on Friday, May 4 as thousands marched in Cairo to denounce violence against demonstrators and the exclusion of candidates from the presidential election, Reuters reported. Hundreds of troops guarding the ministry surged forward when protesters began cutting through barbed wire used to seal off the ministry building in Cairo's central Abbasiya neighborhood. The protesters responded by throwing rocks towards the soldiers, who responded with water cannon. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |