Man killed as riot police and voters clash in Egypt election violence

RIOT police and voters clashed yesterday, killing one person and blocking entry to polling stations in opposition strongholds in the third and final round of Egypt's legislative elections.

Police fired into a crowd in the Balteem district of Kafr el-Sheik, killing Gomaa el-Zeftawi, a fisherman, and wounding 60 other people, said Mohammed el-Ashqar, a campaign worker for a Nasserite opposition candidate.

Interior Ministry spokesman General Ibrahim Hamad confirmed the killing of el-Zeftawi, the second fatality since the elections began on November 9.