Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Egypt simmering .... yet again


Police resort to using teargas on  Morsi loyalists and residents of  areas in central Cairo as they clash with each other. 

From EgyptIndependent:
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy protested on Tuesday afternoon in front of the headquarters of the Electricity Ministry in Abbasiya, the Agriculture Ministry in Dokki, and the Higher Education Ministry in Qasr al-Aini.

The demonstrators held posters of the ousted President and banners calling for his return to office.

Some protesters tried to demonstrate in front of the Central Military Zone adjacent to the Electricity Ministry, but the army blocked the road in front of them, so they left the area and went back to Rabaa al-Adaweya where they have been holding a sit-in for over 40 days.....

.....  They chanted, “whether you kill one or a hundred, we will not leave Rabaa al-Adaweya,” and “Sisi, leave. Morsy is my President.” They held banners reading “Universities against the coup.”..........

From BBC:
.... Egyptian police have fired   tear gas to disperse crowds of supporters of detained ex-leader Mohammed Morsi during a march in central Cairo.
Security forces moved in after the pro-Morsi demonstrators clashed with crowds of their political rivals.
Witnesses said the two groups threw stones and bottles at each other, and women and children fled the scene.......

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