One Egyptian killed in election violence (police blocking voters)

[Spazito]

SANDOUB, Egypt — Riot police clashed Thursday with would-be voters, killing one person, and they closed off polling stations in several Muslim Brotherhood and opposition strongholds as Egypt entered the final round of its troubled legislative elections.

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In one village, men and women determined to vote resorted to sneaking into the polling station, putting up ladders to climb over back walls — out of sight of police barring the entrance — and slipping through bathroom windows to get in.

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The first-round vote and runoff saw little violence, but after the Brotherhood's strong showing, there was a crackdown in the second round and a runoff, with police and government supporters blocking or assaulting Brotherhood loyalists from some polling stations. At least one person was been killed.

The Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has condemned government-inspired violence and harassment, and Amnesty International has expressed concern over the second-round violence.

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[Charles19]

1. If Bush was serious about bringing democracy to the Middle East

he would publicly denounce Egypts blocking of voters. But he won't because he isn't.