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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square early Saturday to dismantle1 a protest camp erected2 a day earlier, killing3 one person and injuring more than 650 others.
Witnesses said the clashes erupted after police pulled down the tents of about 100 protesters who had camped in the square overnight in an attempt to restart a long-term sit-in after a mass demonstration4 Friday against the country's military leadership.
Protests also took place in other cities, including the northern port city of Alexandria, where at least one other person died, and in the eastern city of Suez on the Red Sea.
The military-controlled government called on protesters in Tahrir Square to clear the area. Egyptian state television reported that police arrested at least 18 people, describing them as rioters.
The unrest was reminiscent of the anti-government protests that forced an end to former President Hosni Mubarak's rule in February.
The violence raised fears of new unrest before Egypt's first parliamentary elections since Mr. Mubarak's fall. The vote is scheduled for later this month.
Tens of thousands of protesters jammed the square on Friday in reaction to a government proposal that would exempt6 the military from civilian7 oversight8 in the next constitution. Critics called the plan a military attempt to prolong its "temporary" powers.
The rally was called by the Muslim Brotherhood9, the country's most organized political group.
Egyptians begin going to the polls on November 28 for parliamentary elections that will stretch into March.
The new legislature will draft a constitution ahead of presidential elections.
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dismantle
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vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消 | |
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ERECTED
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adj. 直立的,竖立的,笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立,建立 | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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demonstration
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n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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swarmed
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密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 | |
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exempt
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adj.免除的;v.使免除;n.免税者,被免除义务者 | |
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civilian
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adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
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oversight
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n.勘漏,失察,疏忽 | |
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brotherhood
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n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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