Evening star., 1945-11-04
Cairo Police Suppress,
Renewed Outbreaks
Against zionists
Shop Windows Smashed,
Business Houses Stoned
By Egyption Mobs
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Nov. 3.-Club-swing-
ing police quickly suppressed a
new outburst of anti-Zionist
rioting today when rampaging
mobs for the second day stoned
business establishments and
smashed shop windows In down.
town Cairo.
The riots, which killed 9 per-
sons and injured $40 in Cairo and
Alexandria, were strongly denounced
by Premier Nokrashi Pasha as in
spired by "evil hands" He promised
Justice will take its full course
with the criminals"
Most of Cairo had returned to
near-normal this afternoon.
The renewed demonstrations lasted
less than an hour, but crowds
surged through Soliman Pasha
street, one of Cairo's most fashion,
able shopping centers, smashing
numerous windows and stoning the
Metro Cinema, operated by Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer.
All Jewish Shops Closed.
From Soliman Pasha street, the
rioting spread to pther main streets
in the business district. Shopxeep-
ers Immediately started closing
their establishments, lowering metal
drop doors or wooden shutters over
the windows.
In Cairo's Malika Farida Square,
the center of yesterdays heaviest
rioting, all Jewish shops remained
closed. In Alexandria's shopping
center not eiae pane of glass re-
mained intact. Communications
were at a complete standstill. Cafes
and cinemas remained closed. Many
shops in the bazaar section of Cairo
were badly shattered. but workmen
already had begun repairs.
College students continued DEM
onstrations within college grounds,
shouting Down with Zionism," but
no disturbances were reported. Stu
dents at Fuad University sent .
note to the British and American
Embassies protesting against the
policies of the two countries on
Palestine.
Reports from Alexandria said
three more persons had died after
yesterdays rioting, bringing the
total deaths there to nine. No
deaths were reported in Cairo or
Port Said, zagazig and Mansura
which were said to be quiet today.
Maj. Gen. T. w. Fitzpatrick, act
ing commandant of the Cairo police
took personal charge Of the police
detachments which broke up this
mornings outbursts.
Police Patrol Business Areas.
Strong police forces patrolled the
business sections of Cairo and AL
exandria in army trucks and mount
ed guard over damaged shops to
prevent looting. Hundreds Of DEM
onstrators were arrested during
the day, in addition to $40 persons
which the premier said were ar
rested yesterday.
Nokrashi Pasha, .drove to one of
the rioting scenes yesterday and.
when a mob raided a large depart
ment store personally arrested
some of the looters. He said he
seized them by the "scruff of the
neck and placed them in custody .
American and British. troops were
still restricted to their barracks.
The influential weekly newspaper
Akbar Ell Youm said it had learned
that Zionist leaders in Cairo hired
hoodlums to stone Jewish shops in
order to discredit the demonstra-
tons, called in protest on the 28th
anniversary of the issuance OF the
Balfour Declaration promising a
Jewish national home in Palestine.
Salem Arb Pasfa, leader of the
Young Moslem Organization In
Cairo said he disapproved Of looting
Jewish shops and declared this
might harm the Arab cause. A
similar opinion was expressed by
Abul Eyoun, Grand Ulema of Alex
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