location: Al Arish
notes: On 2 June 2015, dozens of workers in the North Sinai based Al-Arish Cement factory demonstrated due to the lack of medical services after their colleague was seriously injured in the leg. According to the workers, as they escalated their demonstration in front of the managements caravans, an army APC stormed into the factory with an army soldier allegedly opening fire on the workers, killing one and injuring several others. One worker died from a fatal shot to the neck, while one of the injured was shot in the leg. Conflicting report: According to the military, the deceased worker was injured at the factory and was rushed to the hospital, along with three other colleagues, when militants purportedly fired at them.
target_text: location: Al Arish, fatalities: 1