Egypt Police Tear-Gas Protesters Denouncing Mubarak Verdict

Egyptian police fired tear gas Saturday against more than 1,000 protesters in central Cairo who gathered to denounce a court’s decision to drop a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak. An AFP correspondent said policemen also used water cannons and chased the protesters in side streets near the downtown Tahrir Square, the hub of the uprising that forced Mubarak to step down in early 2011.