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Follow Bikya Masr (BikyaMasr) on Twitter for reports on an attack on Ayman Nour and his supporters by a dozen security and NDP thugs.

As of 23:10:

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2. Nour has told us that he feels "endangered."5 minutes ago from web



3. Nour has stated he will remain inside until there is a response from the Hurghada General Prosecutor's office.5 minutes ago from web



4. At this time, Nour and his party remain trapped in the restaurant.6 minutes ago from web



5. Nour: ""this sinful coalition between sec. forces and NDP is the worst form of terrorism. They are punishing us for our tour in Luxor.”7 minutes ago from web



6. Statement from Nour: "The situation is really dangerous. This is a severe attack and an unforgivable escalation.”8 minutes ago from web



7. They said that they are “security forces aided by some members of the ruling National Democratic Party Council in Hurghada!”9 minutes ago from web



8. Some members of El-Ghad Party Committee in Hurghada recognized the attackers.9 minutes ago from web



9. Only a small truck of Tourism Police came to the location of the incident and left after few minutes without taking any action9 minutes ago from web



10. They tried to call the police and security forces to help them, but they never showed up9 minutes ago from web



11. Nour and colleagues were having dinner with members of Elghad Committee in Hurghada before they were to go to the airport for cairo9 minutes ago from web



12. attackers tried to steal Gawad’s camera and papers but the owner of the restaurant saved him and pulled him inside again to protect him.10 minutes ago from web



13. Nour and his assistants are still stuck inside the restaurant which is surrounded by the thugs who are shouting: Viva Mubarak, Viva Egypt!11 minutes ago from web



14. Ahmed Abdul Gawad, Nour’s media assistant was severely beaten and wounded.11 minutes ago from web



15. While leaving Star Fish restaurant in Sheraton St., in Hurghada, Ayman Nour and his assistants were violently attacked by a dozen of thugs11 minutes ago from web

From Mohammad Maree:

واستولت بلطجية امن الدولة على جهاز لابتوب خاص بالدكتور ايمن وجهاز عرض كما قامت بتحطيم السماعات الموجودة بالمقر

State Security Forces about 50-60 pigs stormed into a seminar at Ayman Nour Culture Center in Bab Al-Sha’riya, Cairo. The seminar was to discuss succession, the security thugs confiscated the all devices in the center especially the laptop of Dr ayman nour in addition to destroying the all things in the place

they arrested some of El-Ghad party activists as the journalist ahmed abd-elgawad who was taken to the police station then released

update:-

Ayman Nour went to Bab Al-Sha’riya police station to file aclaim about the incident

Someone else emailed:

Reports are beginning to flow in, including directly from former Egyptian presidential candidate Ayman Nour, regarding an assault which occurred this evening in Cairo on one of Nour's offices in the Bab El Shairiya neighborhood by state security forces. Reportedly, 40-50 state security "thugs" stormed the office this evening (Cairo time), assaulted Al Ghad members within, and confiscated equipment, including Dr. Nour's personal computer. They reportedly arrested Nour's press secretary, Ahmed Abdel Gawad, among others. This incident took place immediately before a conference entitled "Poets Against Succession," a subgroup of the "Egyptians Against Succession (Mayohkomsh)" movement, was to take place.

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In Egypt, dissident Ayman Nour is pessimistic on eve of Obama visit - Los Angeles Times
"I want to go back to jail," says Ayman Nour, whom the government released in February as an apparent goodwill gesture to the Obama administration. "The government insists on getting the maximum benefit out of my liberation, but they are causing me the maximum harm.I am denied all rights. My party cannot return to the political scene. I am stalked by the police. They are even messing with my personal life. There is no ceiling to the injustice and the revenge of this regime." [He also says no invitation to meet Obama - is Obama meeting with any civil society or opposition leaders at all?]