[Al Ahram] Several protests organised by supporters of ousted 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...
took place in Cairo following Friday afternoon prayers. Demonstrations took place in Nasr City, Haram, Mohandiseen, Zeitoun, and Helwan, some of which turned into festivities.
Cairo's Nasr City witnessed violent festivities after security forces fired teargas at protesters to stop them from reaching Makram Ebeid Street, a main thoroughfare, according to Al-Ahram's Arabic website. Injuries have been reported.
Giza's Mohandiseen district also witnessed violent festivities in the vicinity of Ahmed Orabi Street after security forces fired teargas at a pro-Morsi protest in the area. A police car was reportedly set on fire.
Security forces also fired teargas at a protest by supporters of Morsi as they marched through the district of Haram in Giza.
Demonstrators were on their way from Khatem Al-Morsaleen Mosque to Giza's Haram Street when the gas was fired. They were dispersed and took refuge in side streets, reported MENA state news agency.
As festivities continued in the district of Haram, traffic in nearby streets witnessed total paralysis.
The protesters threw stones against security troops and set fire to vehicles' tyres. In response, the troops fired teargas in a bid to control the situation and arrest the rioters.
Later in the day, the Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of 85 members of the Moslem Brüderbund in eight governorates.
Security forces have been deployed early Friday in several of Cairo's main squares including Tahrir, Ramsis and Nasr City's Rabaa Al-Adawiya, ahead of expected protests. Giza Square in Giza has been sealed off by security.
In Suez, festivities also took place, and a cop shoppe that was closed for maintenance was set ablaze before firefighters put out the flames.
The ambulance authority in Suez said that three protesters were hospitalised, including one who was shot in head. At least six were tossed in the slammer
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
from the pro-Morsi camp, including a woman.
Morsi supporters, led by an "anti-coup" Islamist coalition, had called for protests on Friday against the trial of Morsi on charges of espionage.