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| Four killed as pro-Morsi rallies fail to reach Tahrir |
| 2013-10-05 |
| [Al Ahram] Protests were held by loyalists of former president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... in Cairo on Friday afternoon but failed to reach key locations including Tahrir Square and the presidential palace amid stiff opposition from security forces and local residents. One protester was killed, according to Egypt's health ministry, in festivities between supporters of Morsi and local residents in Manial in central Cairo. Deadly festivities erupted later between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohammed Morsi in Ibn Sandr Square in the suburb of Zeitoun in western Cairo. A security source told Ahram Online that three people were killed in the Zeitoun violence. According to Al-Ahram Arabic news website another 23 were maimed. Ministry front man Mohammed Khatib told Ahram Online that another 17 people were maimed in the Manial festivities. Violence erupted between pro-Morsi protesters and local residents in Manial after security forces fired teargas at a demonstration by Morsi loyalists heading to Tahrir Square, forcing them to retreat to Manial via Qasr Al-Aini Street. |
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