Shi’ite protesters shoot four policemen at National Assembly

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Shi’ite protesters shoot four policemen at National Assembly

A Mayhem broke out on Tuesday in the lobby of the National Assembly after Shi’ite protesters shot at least four policemen attached to the complex.

The incident occurred around 2pm while plenary was ongoing.

It is gathered that the four policemen who were attached to the National Assembly were gunned down by the Shiite protesters.

The Shi’ite group has been protesting the detention of their leader, El Zak-Zaky over the years.

According to an eye witnesses, members of the Islamic group began coming into the National Assembly premises in pieces before they gathered into a sizeable number.

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The group eventually overpowered security men at the first gate but met with a resistance at the second where four policemen were shot by armed members of the group.

The windscreen of a Police pick-up van was also smashed.

Details shortly…

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