Word: dahshur
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...late Friday night, riot police surrounded the makeshift camp with public transport buses on hand ready to move the refugees to camps in the desert of Dahshur near the Saqqara pyramids in Giza. For almost four hours police officers used microphones to urge the protesters to peacefully end their sit-in. The refugees responded by throwing empty liquor bottles, iron rods, stones, and tree branches at the police. Police reacted by directing high-powered water jets at the refugees. As the police set upon the refugees, a stampede ensued. The clash ended with about 20 deaths and at least...
...refugees in the garden did not qualify for the legal immigrant status and many were staying illegally after the expiration of their visas. For the survivors, they have been expelled from their garden and face the new year in camps in the desert, under the shadow of the Dahshur pyramids...