Internationals injured in Cairo protests

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Two women and a man were injured by Egyptian police during demonstrations with the Gaza Freedom March in Cairo Thursday.

A French woman, Marie Renee, died but was not present at any of the protests and reportedly had a heart attack Wednesday afternoon...

Identities of the three injured protesters were not immediately released. Sources said they were among the 450 activists from dozens of nations present at the protest outside Egyptian government buildings.

The French delegates had earlier been camped out on the grounds surrounding the French Embassy in Cairo, reportedly flanked by two lines of Egyptian police.

...On Wednesday, Egyptian security allowed 84 of the 1,300 who registered to participate in the Freedom March into Gaza. All were traveling with the Codepink delegation, which organized two earlier trips into the besieged Palestinian area since the Israeli war on Gaza last year.

The delegation was permitted into the Strip despite protests from other groups demanding all of those wishing to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza should be allowed into the area.

Egyptian security sent back buses of protesters from the Suez Canal internal checkpoint earlier in the week.... Full story