CAIRO, May 28 (Reuters) – A group of Egyptian protesters set
fire to the campaign headquarters of presidential candidate
Ahmed Shafiq in Cairo on Monday, an Egyptian television channel
reported, after the ex- prime minister made it into the second
round of the vote.
The privately-owned Al-Hayat channel broadcast images of a
fire it said was at Shafiq’s campaign office in the Cairo
district of Dokki, saying it had been caused by a group of
protesters. It said there were no injuries.
Shafiq was Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister and his
success in the first round of the presidential vote has angered
protesters who regard him as a symbol of the deposed president’s
rule. Shafiq will face the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Mursi in
the June 16-17 run-off.
(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
