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Fire in Al-Areesh

At the Ghazala I eat Tiramisu for breakfast and drink a Nescafe Gold, with a drop of milk. It is early afternoon, the sun is up and the Sea is exceptionally blue. Last night, in the city of Areesh-Northern Sinai, clashes erupted between masked locals and the police. The news on the net is inconsistent in regards to the numbers of killed and injured. I get my news first hand, from my friend Al-Arabi , who comes from that city. He works here. "Ten people were killed, and 35 injured, when members of Al-fawakhiriyah attempted to free members of their tribe held in Egyptian prisons. Al-fawakhiriyah sought help from their armed Bedouin brethren. The police abandoned their station, and the prisoners were freed" Guns were fired in the evening, celebrating the departure of a dictator and the return of loved ones." Early this morning, another police station was attacked in Al-Areesh . This time, the police knew about the attack beforehand and fled the scene. The station was set ...