EGYPT: Funerals and clear-up operations take place in Suez and Al-Areesh after Egypt's 'Day Of Rage'

Record ID: 862611

  • Title: EGYPT: Funerals and clear-up operations take place in Suez and Al-Areesh after Egypt's 'Day Of Rage'
  • Date: 17th August 2013
  • Summary: SUEZ, EGYPT (AUGUST 17, 2013) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) PEOPLE LEAVING MOSQUE AFTER FUNERAL FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBER, MOATAZ MAHMOUD NAME OF MOSQUE WRITTEN IN ARABIC MOURNERS CRYING AMBULANCE CARRYING BODY OF MOATAZ MAHMOUD VARIOUS OF MAHMOUD'S FATHER CRYING OVER COFFIN IN AMBULANCE VARIOUS OF BURIAL, MOURNERS PLACING WRAPPED BODY INTO GRAVE VARIOUS OF MOURNERS CRYING DURING BURIAL VARIOUS OF MOURNERS PRAYING AL-AREESH, SINAI, EGYPT (AUGUST 17, 2013) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BURNT OUT EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT FIRE STATION IN AL-AREESH BURNT OUT BUILDINGS SMOKING PEOPLE WATCHING CLEAR UP PEOPLE WATCHING AS MAN TRIES TO EXTINGUISH FIRE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE DAMAGED BUILDINGS DAMAGED DORMITORY OF FIRE STATION BURNT OUT FIRE ENGINE REMAINS OF SHELL FOUND IN FIRESTATION AREESH, SINAI, EGYPT (AUGUST 17, 2013) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BURNT OUT VEHICLES
  • Embargoed: 1st September 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Egypt
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  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: The Egyptian cities of Suez and al-Areesh were left to mourn their dead and clear up on Saturday (August 17) after a violent night of clashes between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi, government security forces and those supporting the army-backed government.
    The health ministry said 173 people died in clashes across Egypt on Friday (August 16).
    Hundreds attended funerals and gathered to bury the dead in Suez.
    One of the dead was a young member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Moataz Mahmoud.
    Mahmoud was killed during clashes in central Cairo's Ramses Square on Friday (August 16) and was transported back to Suez.
    Mahmoud's father announced during the burial that the family would not hold a full funeral service for their son until legitimacy and Mursi's presidency were restored.
    Further west in Al-Areesh, buildings were left to burn after the city's main fire station and fire engines were set ablaze. Local media reported that the fires were started by Islamist militants supporting deposed president Mohamed Mursi.
    A munitions shell was found in the remains of the burnt out fire station.
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