Street vendors, shopkeepers killed in Cairo violence

Cairo: At least 15 people, including street vendors and store staffers, were killed in violence on Monday evening in downtown Cairo, Xinhua reported. [caption id=“attachment_995875” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representative image. AFP.[/caption] “The fight started when vendors attempted to establish their stands outside a large cosmetic store in Moski area in central Cairo, and the store owner shot dead two of them,” a security source said. Angry vendors then set fire to the store while the owner was inside, killing him and 12 of his workers. IANS