EGYPT: Violence erupts at a Muslim Brotherhood demonstration in the restive city of al-Arish in northern Sinai

Record ID: 861146

  • Title: EGYPT: Violence erupts at a Muslim Brotherhood demonstration in the restive city of al-Arish in northern Sinai
  • Date: 16th August 2013
  • Summary: AL-ARISH, NORTHERN SINAI, EGYPT (AUGUST 16, 2013) (REUTERS) WIDE OF CROWDS MARCHING DURING PROTESTS AFTER FRIDAY PRAYERS, CHANTING IN ARABIC: GOD IS GREAT WIDE OF SQUARE WHERE PROTESTERS GATHERED / AMBULANCES PARKED IN BACKGROUND SMOKE RISING NEAR SMALL BARRICADE / PROTESTERS COVERING THEIR FACES TIRES BURNING IN MIDDLE OF ROAD MORE OF TIRES BURNING MILITARY ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS DRIVING ALONG ROAD / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE
  • Embargoed: 31st August 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Egypt
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  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA688ZPOML1HRC2TCGVP185W746
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  • Story Text: Tension was high in the city of al-Arish in northern Sinai, close to the Gaza border, on Friday (August 16).
    Muslim Brotherhood supporters across Egypt heeded a call to take to the streets in what the Brotherhood called a "Day of Rage".
    There were multiple marches in the capital Cairo, many of which descended into bloody chaos. The death toll topped 50 according to officials.
    More than 30 people died in clashes in other cities outside the capital Cairo on Friday, as demonstrations in support of deposed president Mohamed Mursi turned violent.
    The unrest followed Wednesday's (August 14) assault by security forces on two Brotherhood sit-ins in Cairo that left hundreds dead, as the military-backed government tried to end weeks of turbulence.
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