- Title: EGYPT: Mlitary stages fly pasts over Cairo
- Date: 5th July 2013
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (JULY 4, 2013) (REUTERS) CAIRO SKYLINE / FIGHTERS JETS TAKING PART IN A FLYING DISPLAY DURING AIR SHOW MEDIUM OF FIGHTER JETS FLYING IN SWARMS SUNSET OVER CAIRO / JET TRAIL FIGHTERS JETS OVER CAIRO SKYLINE VARIOUS OF THE FIGHTERS JETS STAGING FLY PAST MORE OF THE SKYLINE AND JETS FLYING PAST MORE OF THE JETS CAIRO SKYLINE AND JETS MORE OF FIGHTERS JETS OVER CAIRO BUILDINGS AT SUNSET
- Embargoed: 20th July 2013 13:00
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- Location: Egypt
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- Country: Egypt
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA9PL0TLUG73VKWGVULAO2XONSZ
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- Story Text: Egypt's air force staged several fly pasts in a smoggy Cairo sky on Thursday (July 4) minutes before the country's interim leader was sworn in, in a vivid reminder of the military's role in ousting Mohamed Mursi as head of state.
Fourteen jets in V-formation blazed over downtown Cairo shortly before Adli Mansour, chief justice of the constitutional court, became interim president.
Nine more jets then flew at low altitude, leaving a trail of red, white, and black smoke behind them to signify the colours of the Egyptian flag.
A formation of propeller planes buzzed overhead in a stunt likely to prove popular with many Egyptians who have cheered the military's decision to step in and remove Mursi after millions of people took to the streets at the weekend calling for his resignation.
Hundreds of thousands of people partied late on Wednesday (July 3) in Cairo's Tahrir Square after the army announced it had toppled Mursi. They chanted pro-army slogans and cheered gleefully as army helicopters flew past trailing Egyptian flags behind them.
According to the state news agency MENA the air force performance was staged in the Cairo skies to "celebrate the triumph of popular will." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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