'Million man' anti-Israel rally in Cairo attracts only hundreds
Most Egyptian protest groups announce would participate in demonstration to expel Israel's ambassador over five Egyptian policemen killed by IDF; however, turnout much lower than expected.
Hundreds of Egyptians gathered Friday outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo in what was supposed to be a "million-man march" calling on the government to expel Israel's ambassador.
Most Egyptian protest groups announced that they would participate in the demonstration to expel the ambassador over the border incident last week in which five Egyptian coppers were killed by the IDF. However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
the protesters who actually arrived were far fewer in number.
Posted by: trailing wife 2011-08-28 |