HC Deb 20 November 1911 vol 31 c798
Mr. MARK SYKES

asked as to the origin and cause of the riot that took place at Alexandria in Egypt on the 31st of October?

Mr. ACLAND

The disturbance appears to have been caused by the action of certain Levantines, who fired from a balcony on a native crowd that had assembled to rejoice over a reported Turkish victory in Tripoli. The police acted energetically, and the disturbance was soon quelled.