Egypt's police to use live ammunition against attacks

The Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement Thursday that the police are going to use live ammunition against any further attacks against public or private properties, the state TV reported. "The interior ministry has instructed all forces to use live ammunition to confront any assaults on the government buildings and police forces," the interior ministry's televised statement said. All the forces concerned with protecting the governmental institution were provided with weapons and needed ammunition to counter any attack, it added. The interior ministry will continue to pursue all the people who participated in any attacks, the statement noted. The decision comes after the headquarters of Egypt's Giza governorate was stormed and set on fire by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi on Thursday, one day after some 525 people were killed and 3,717 others injured in the "dispersing operation" against pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo and Giza, as well as in relevant clashes in other governorates.