Egypt police say will use live bullets

Egypt's interior ministry has ordered police to use live ammunition when dealing with Islamist attacks on government buildings and police.

Egypt's interior ministry has instructed police to use live ammunition in dealing with Islamist attacks on government buildings and police forces, the ministry says.

"The interior ministry has instructed all forces to use live ammunition to counter any attacks on government buildings or forces," a statement said, after Islamists killed two policemen and torched a provincial government headquarters in Cairo.


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