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Africa North
Child among Two Killed in Egypt Clashes
2014-02-15
[An Nahar] Clashes between supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohammed Morsi
...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
police potted two people Friday, including a child, security officials said.

The violence erupted after weekly Moslem prayers, as on nearly every Friday since the army overthrew Morsi in July, with supporters of the Islamist leader clashing with police.

Supporters of Morsi, who is in jail and on trial in four separate cases, including inciting the murder of protesters when he was president, are clamoring for his return.

Security officials said a 12-year-old child was killed by gunfire in the province of Minya, south of Cairo, during festivities between police and Morsi supporters.

A man was also killed in Damietta province, north of the capital, in fighting between villagers and supporters of the deposed president.

And state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
reported that security forces dispersed protests by Islamists in the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City and the western Pyramids district in Giza.

The government installed by the army after Morsi's overthrow has waged a deadly crackdown on his supporters, decimated his Moslem Brüderbund, put on trial many Islamists and nabbed
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
thousands of others.
Posted by:Fred

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