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5 killed as millions seek resignation of Islamist president of Egypt
The Globe and Mail - SHAIMAA FAYED AND YASMINE SALEH CAIRO, Egypt Reuters - Published Sunday, Jun. 30 2013, 8:28 AM EDT - Last updated Sunday, Jun. 30 2013, 9:41 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypts Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsis supporters vowing to defend him.
Security officials said at least five people -- one in Beni Suef in northern Egypt and four in Assiut in the south -- were killed, and hundreds more injured in clashes across the country.
Waving Egyptian flags and carrying posters of Mr. Morsi crossed out in red, crowds packed central Cairos Tahrir square, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Thunderous chants of erhal!, or leave! rang out.
At the same time, a tidal wave of crowds marched on the Ittihadiya presidential palace, filling a broad boulevard for blocks and spilling over into nearby avenues. You lied to us in the name of religion, some chanted, and others raised a banner proclaiming, MorsiMubarak. Early presidential elections. The crowds, including women, children and elderly people, hoisted long banners in the colours of the Egyptian flag and raised red cards.
Near Ittihadiya palace, thousands of Islamists gathered in a show of support for Mr. Morsi outside the Rabia al-Adawiya Mosque. Some Morsi backers wore homemade body armour and construction helmets and carried shields and clubs precautions, they said, against possible violence. Their crowd also swelled as sun went down and summer temperatures became more tolerable, but they were vastly outnumbered by anti-Morsi protesters thronging main roads and thoroughfares.
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5 killed as millions seek resignation of Islamist president of Egypt - The Globe and Mail
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Perhaps there's a sliver of hope for the Egyptians after all...
The Globe and Mail - SHAIMAA FAYED AND YASMINE SALEH CAIRO, Egypt Reuters - Published Sunday, Jun. 30 2013, 8:28 AM EDT - Last updated Sunday, Jun. 30 2013, 9:41 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypts Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsis supporters vowing to defend him.
Security officials said at least five people -- one in Beni Suef in northern Egypt and four in Assiut in the south -- were killed, and hundreds more injured in clashes across the country.
Waving Egyptian flags and carrying posters of Mr. Morsi crossed out in red, crowds packed central Cairos Tahrir square, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Thunderous chants of erhal!, or leave! rang out.
At the same time, a tidal wave of crowds marched on the Ittihadiya presidential palace, filling a broad boulevard for blocks and spilling over into nearby avenues. You lied to us in the name of religion, some chanted, and others raised a banner proclaiming, MorsiMubarak. Early presidential elections. The crowds, including women, children and elderly people, hoisted long banners in the colours of the Egyptian flag and raised red cards.
Near Ittihadiya palace, thousands of Islamists gathered in a show of support for Mr. Morsi outside the Rabia al-Adawiya Mosque. Some Morsi backers wore homemade body armour and construction helmets and carried shields and clubs precautions, they said, against possible violence. Their crowd also swelled as sun went down and summer temperatures became more tolerable, but they were vastly outnumbered by anti-Morsi protesters thronging main roads and thoroughfares.
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5 killed as millions seek resignation of Islamist president of Egypt - The Globe and Mail
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Perhaps there's a sliver of hope for the Egyptians after all...