The January incident leads directly to "Black…

1952 CE

The January incident leads directly to "Black Saturday," January 26, 1952, which begins with a mutiny by police in Cairo in protest against the death of their colleagues.

Concurrently, groups of people in Cairo go on a rampage.

British property and other symbols of the Western presence are attacked.

By the end of the day, seven hundred and fitfy establishments valued at fifty million pounds have been burned or destroyed.

Thirty persons have been killed, including eleven British and other foreigners; hundreds have been injured.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Egypt, Kingdom of (British Protectorate) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) View →

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Egyptian Police Militancy View →

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Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View → political movement View →

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