EGYPT: Thousands of supporters of ousted President Mursi rally in one of largest demonstrations in Cairo since violent crackdown by security forces began

Record ID: 214071

  • Title: EGYPT: Thousands of supporters of ousted President Mursi rally in one of largest demonstrations in Cairo since violent crackdown by security forces began
  • Date: 6th October 2013
  • Summary: PROTESTERS CHANTING WITH ONE WAVING FLARE AS METRO TRAIN PASSES PROTESTERS RAISING THEIR HANDS AT PASSING METRO TRAIN WITH FOUR FINGERED SALUTE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, MONA MOHAMED MAHMOUD, SAYING: "I have come out to demand a return to legitimacy - a return to legitimacy because they took my vote and threw it in the rubbish. I came out for the rights of the martyrs and for the people who died in Rabaa al Adawiya [mosque] and who were burned. I have come out for the people who have been arrested. I am here for many reasons." WIDE OF PROTEST WOMAN USHERING FOUR FINGER 'RABAA' SIGN PROTESTER TRYING TO BURN BANNER WITH NAME OF MILITARY LEADER ABDELFATTAH AL-SISI ON IT WIDE OF PROTESTERS CHANTING, SAYING: "THE COUP IS TERRORISM" (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, TAREK, SAYING: "I was a reserve officer in the army and this was not the doctrine of the military. We fought a war against Israel not against the Egyptian people. Respect yourselves. Your uniform and your clubs and everything that sustains you is paid for with our money. It's shameful when you take the gun our money has paid for and aim it at my chest. We are terrified that we could face another catastrophe like we faced in 1967 from which we would not recover." VARIOUS OF PRO-BROTHERHOOD RALLY
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Egypt
  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: Domestic Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA98FA04F68S4A276X0KXSI2W9U
  • Story Text: Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi took to the streets of Cairo and other cities on Sunday (October 6) to call for the downfall of the army chief who ousted him, but were pushed back by riot police, security forces said.
    Clashes broke out between pro-Mursi supporters and security forces in different parts of the capital and the casualty toll in the clashes had risen to 28 dead and 94 wounded, state news agency MENA quoted the health ministry as saying.
    Fighting began after supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets. Most of the dead had gunshot wounds, security sources said.
    Egyptian authorities had warned on Saturday (OCtober 5) anyone who protested against the army during ceremonies marking an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war would be regarded as an agent of foreign powers, not an activist.
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