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In southern Assiut province, there were scuffles and even allegations of death threats against Muslim Brotherhood candidates by supporters of Gamaa Islamiya, a former militant group that is part of the Salafist al-Nour bloc.

The Guardian World News Matthew Weaver 2011

The train originated in the city of Assiut which, like Samalout, is home to a substantial Christian community.

Christian Shot Dead in Egypt Train Attack 2011

Some 8,000 protesters, mainly farmers, set barricades of flaming palm trees in the southern province of Assiut, blocking the main highway and railway to Cairo to complain of bread shortages.

Egypt Labor Strikes Break Out Across The Country; Protesters Defiant AP/The Huffington Post 2011

In Assiut, the main city of southern Egypt, about 40,000 protesters, including thousands who streamed in from nearby villages, marched down the main avenue, chanting for Mubarak to go.

Egypt faces uncertain future after Mubarak 2011

In the southern city of Assiut, witnesses said riot police set upon some 100 activists, beating them with batons and arresting nearly half of them.

Egypt's protests continue, ominous for regime 2011

The National Democratic Institute, which said its offices in Cairo, Alexandria and the Upper Egyptian city of Assiut were raided, says it provides voter education and training in civil-society development and has provided political-party training to members of 49 of Egypt's nearly 60 political parties.

Egyptian Raids on U.S. Groups Draw Ire Matt Bradley 2011

In the southern city of Assiut, witnesses said riot police set upon some 100 activists, beating them with batons and arresting nearly half of them.

Egypt's protests continue, ominous for regime 2011

NDI President Kenneth Wollack said in a statement that its offices in Cairo, Alexandria and Assiut were raided.

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In the southern city of Assiut, eyewitnesses said riot police set upon some 100 activists staging an anti-government protest Wednesday, beating them up with batons and arresting nearly half of them.

Egypt Protests: Photos Of The Clashes AP/The Huffington Post 2011