Posted on 08/28/2011 9:37:58 AM PDT by Nachum
Shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Cairo during Friday's anti-Israel demonstration, according to Lebanese newspaper a-Safir. The unconfirmed story is quoted by Dalit Halevi of Arutz Sheva's Hebrew-language service.
The report names the suspect in the shooting as Muhammad Abu Ria, a doctor by profession. He allegedly fired 22 shots at the embassy and then escaped in a car, with the assistance of the crowd that shielded him. The story is not carried by any other news source and its veracity cannot be determined.
Egyptian security forces in large numbers, supported by armored vehicles, protected the embassy from the crowd Friday. A Youtube video (embedded below) shows one of the protesters bring prevented from approaching the building. The crowd responds by calling the security man "traitor."
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A Dr.? Must have been on a house call.
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