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| Friday protests in Cairo turned violent (Image: VOA) |
Friday rallies of Islamists and of supporters of Egyptian ousted
President Mohamed Morsi, organized by the Alliance to Support Legitimacy, turned
violent as the protesters clashed with the police in several districts of Cairo
and in the coastal city of Alexandria as well.
The protests were attended by several hundred supporters of the Muslim
Brotherhood, currently banned by Egyptian government and designated as a
terrorist organization, and supporters of Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted one
year ago by Egyptian Army after the wave of the massive nationwide protests.
The rallies started after traditional Friday noon prayers, as the
protesters have been marching down the streets carrying the posters with the
portrait of Mohamed Morsy and demanding him to be reinstated as the country’s
President. People were also chanting against the state of Israel and its
current assault in Gaza Strip and demanded Egyptian government to react. They
were carrying the posters with the slogans in support of Gaza and burnt Israeli
and American flags as well.
Protesters were also protesting the rise of the fuel prizes as well. Protesters
in Cairo marched towards the police station where they reportedly clashed with
the police and security forces, throwing the rocks and the bottles at the policemen.
Police fired teargas in order to disperse the crowd and was chasing the
protesters.
Two people were killed as a result of the violent clashes in Cairo. One
of them was a man in his 60ies, while another one was a guy of 16 years old.
Clashes erupted also in the city of Alexandria, as protesters have clashed
with the police as well. Nearly 10 people were arrested by the Egyptian police
for clashing with the security forces, disrupting the order and staging an unauthorized
protest.
Several people were arrested for the same charges also in the city of
Fayoum.
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