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| Four dead at pro-Morsi protests in Egypt |
| 2014-01-11 |
| [Al Ahram] Four people were killed at pro-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... protests across Egypt on Friday. One person was killed in downtown Alexandria during festivities between Morsi supporters and local residents, a senior police official told Al-Ahram's Arabic news website. Head of investigative police in the coastal city, General Nasser El-Abd, said the death occurred "when Brotherhood protesters fired at local residents," andanother person had received gunshot injuries. At least 30 were jugged You have the right to remain silent... , he added. Three others were killed in Suez, according to medical sources, afterfestivities broke out in Al-Sabah city, where security forces fired teargas at a pro-Morsi march.Protesters responded by firing birdshot and fireworks, according to state news agency MENA. Eight people suffered gunshot wounds, medical sources said. Clashes had occurred earlier on Friday in other governorates. In Giza, security forces fired teargas at pro-Morsi protesters in Khatem Al-Morsaleem Street in the Al-Omraneya district. Nearby Al-Soueify Street also witnesses festivities between police and protesters who started marching following Friday prayers. According to MENA, there was a heavy security presence in Giza in anticipation of protests called for by the Moslem Brüderbund-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy. Attempts to disperse pro-Morsi demos also took place in Cairo's Nasr City and Shubra districts. Elsewhere in Cairo, hundreds of Moslem Brüderbund supporters clashed with opponents in the Cairo districts of Matariya and Mostarad, after Morsi loyalists tore down posters calling for a Yes vote in the constitution referendum. The interior ministry said two coppers were maimed the festivities, including one by birdshot. Morsi supporters have been holding almost daily protests since his ouster in July. But the numbers of protesters have drastically decreased amid a major security crackdown on members, leaders and sympathisers of the Islamist group. Egyptian authorities declared the Brotherhood a terrorist organization in December, accusing the group of links with recent attacks on state institutions and on churches since Morsi's ouster. Ministry of Interior officials have warned that anyone taking part in pro-Brotherhood protests after its designation as a terrorist organization will be punished with five years in jail, while protest leaders might face the death penalty. The Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy has vowed to step up their protests ahead of the constitution referendum on 14 and 15 January, which will mark a turning point in the transitional roadmap set forth by the interim authorities after the removal of the Islamist president. The Islamist group has said they will boycott the poll. |
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