Protesters storm police station in Suez, free prisoners

Hundreds of protesters have stormed the main police station of the eastern Egyptian city of Suez and freed many prisoners from its jail.

Late on Saturday, the protesters captured a number of weapons at the police station and set the building on fire, the Egyptian news website Ahram Online reported.

Fierce clashes continued for hours until the police were finally able to repel the protesters and force them to retreat.

Nine people were killed by gunfire during clashes between police and protesters in Suez on Friday, which was the second anniversary of the beginning of the revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak.

Thousands of Egyptians staged demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, Port Said, and many other cities and towns to call on President Mohamed Morsi, who took office in June 2012, to fulfill his election promises.

The protesters demanded that Morsi provide them with a pay rise, official contracts, and better working conditions.

The Egyptians launched the revolution against the pro-Israeli regime on January 25, 2011, which eventually brought an end to the 30-year dictatorship of Mubarak on February 11, 2011.

Police clashed with the protesters in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, Port Said, Giza, Ismailia, Damietta, and Kafr el-Sheikh.

Many activists also chanted slogans criticizing Morsi and accusing him of acting too slowly to meet their demands.