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Noveroly THE BATTALION Police open fire in Egyp Five dead, 40 injured during parliamentary voi EL-AMAR, Egypt (AP) — Po lice fired live ammunition and pum- meled opposition supporters with batons and tear gas in clashes Tues day that left five people dead and 40 injured during the final round of parliamentary voting. In the Nile Delta village of El- Amar, 20 miles north of Cairo, fighting erupted when supporters of an independent candidate broke down the doors of polling stations after they were not allowed to enter to vote, according to residents and police speaking on condition of anonymity. Four people were killed and five injured there. Hundreds of voters in Shubra El Kheima, in northern Cairo, also clashed with police Tuesday when polls did not open on time. Police, some on horseback, fired into the crowd after attacking the protest ers with batons and dogs and using tear gas. That clash left one dead and 35 people — including chil dren — injured. Police also blocked polling sta tions and fired tear gas at would-be voters in the southern Cairo district of Maadi. In Hawamdiya, another district south of Cairo, police de tained 75 people for election-relat ed disturbances, according to the police officials. ^ls this the democracy that (President Hosni) Mubarak is call ing for?” Kamal Abdel Karim Egypt citizen “Is this the democracy that (Pres ident Hosni) Mubarak is calling for?” asked Kamal Abdel Karim, who said he was prevented from en tering a polling station in Maadi. Other voters complained about con fusion over voting rolls and polling stations opening late. Egyptians in eight provinces vot ed in runoffs for 125 parliamentary .seats for which no candidate won a 'majority in voting Nov. 9. After the violence in the impover ished Nile delta village of El-Amar, a black-clad Sana Abu Yefe consolably as she mourned! 22-year-old Ayman Shabrawj “My son, my son, mydes Abu Yehia cried as the wone Amar tried in vain tocomfej “No one knows what herd us,” screamed Milam, Shabrawy’s six sisters. “I the world to us.” Twelve people havebeeni e 1 ec t i on - re 1 ated violence thin Egypt promised the tions in memory afterahighi der that judges must it polling station. In the last election ii Mubarak’s ruling National ratic Party won 97 percen; seats amid widespread allega fraud and violence in which pie were killed and 1,500in' Opposition candidatest servers have said that ins polling stations where the are present, fraud has clined and the rate of viold lower. However, they say th:| streets, police backing thei party still regularly intimiit harass supporters of candidates. m (A lade osal and ? loric fballol ight ush d it, brt i sever Philippines begin first eve impeachment trial in Senat lean! i rarbit Ic w oresu W tied i oresu made MANILA, Philippines (AP) — To cries of “resign,” the House on Monday sent impeachment charges against the president to the Senate for trial, charging Joseph Estrada with taking millions of dollars in pay offs from illegal gambling. Estrada, who has been in office for two years, wel comed the chance to clear himself in what would be the first trial for impeachment in the history of the Philip pines. Although four other Philippine presidents have faced impeachment complaints, the House had never for warded charges to the Senate. There was no vote by the full House, as had been ex pected. Speaker Manuel Villar said it was unnecessary because more than the required one-third of the members signed a petition endorsing impeachment. It was unclear whether the petition process without a vote fulfilled the legal requirements for impeach ment, and Assistant Majority Leader Gilbert Teodoro said the Senate might reject the complaint because of procedural flaws. The Senate has no impeachment rules because it has never had to hold a trial. Last week. Senate President Franklin Drilon ordered a rapid drafting of rules pat terned after those used by the U.S. Senate during Pres ident Clinton’s impeachment trial. “It’s now up to the Senate to start the trial,” Villar said. “We have indicted the president.” Estrada supporters jeered at the decision, while Estrada foes jumped with joy, chanting “Erap resign,” using the president's popular nickname as a movie action star. They embraced eachotheraiJ surged toward Villar and hugged him. Before walking into the House chamber, congressmen prayed and lit candles near a Hag. They wore peach-colored ribbons to sign! struggle to impeach Estrada. Estrada may have just enough support in remain in office. Two-thirds of the Senate must | removal and the process could take months. But Presidential Press Undersecretary Mikt' said: “This development is most welcome. T/kI dent said that he wants this expedited so he wour from provided a chance to air his position.” | Sl0n The impeachment complaint charged Estrada| Tl bribery for allegedly taking $200,000 a monthinpai pappt from illegal gambling operators; with graft andci tion for allegedly accepting $2.6 million in es, and with underdeclaring his personal networtli It also accused him of betraying the publictmsli voring friends and relatives in government contract investigations, and of violating the constitution ill) ily-controlled real estate business despiteaproli! on outside business interests while in office. Estrada was accused last month by provincii ernor Louis Singson of accepting more lion in payoffs from illegal gambling lordsandt co taxes. He has acknowledged being million bribe by Singson but insists he refused it legal wear; ryam road Tl Cour point from of St bloc! whih whet Tl thouj Word WILEY LECTURE SERIES Memorial Student Center vigor bid ti lead Brov coun an e: ,of 1 ] T also not a balk Combating the African AIDS Epidemic reas< Harr Flori urda coun November 15, 2000 7:00 PM MSC 206 Free Admission A discussion exploring global consequences and United States involvement. For more information, visit http ://wi 1 ey. tarn u. ed u This program is presented for educational purposes only and does f 101 represent an endorsement of perspective. The views and opinions presented in this program do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of ^ Memorial Student Center, MSC Wiley Lecture Series or Texas A&M University|