Scores
injured, deaths reported as tens of thousands protest in Egypt to
mark revolt
Molotov cocktails, rocks, teargas and gunfire marked the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution.
The protesters continue to demand the “overthrow of the regime” embodied by chants such as “Escalation, escalation! A revolution all over again!”
“I want justice and order; I want to get rid of the Muslim Brotherhood. I am not happy with anything that happened over the past six months; they were worse than Mubarak’s 30 years,” Said’s sister told Ahram Online.
Voicing Egyptian protesters frustration with the elections, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood-shaped constitution and government, she said they have “disregarded the interest of Egyptians and only went after their own.”
“We are beyond the point of dialogue now, they have separated people through their judgmental discourse,” Said’s sister added.
“Muslim Brotherhood made a dirty deal with the military behind the backs of the majority of the population and they’re going against the interest of a secular state, which the majority of the Egyptian people want,” author and geopolitical analyst William Engdahl told RT.
According to Engdahl, while Muslim Brotherhood is the “best organized force in the country,” they are “so preoccupied with this Sharia agenda, this islamization, creating this state which de facto is emerging to be an Islamic fascist regime”that they neglected the real functioning of economy and let it remain in shambles.
El Shami believes that Morsi, along with Muslim Brotherhood have no say in what’s happening in Egypt today as they’ve already “disregarded the main goals of revolution: dignity, freedom, social justice.”
Thousands of Egyptian protestors gather is Cairo's Tahrir Square, on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)
Reports say police set several tents on Tahrir square ablaze using incendiary bombs thrown by protesters.
According to the Health Ministry, 25 people have been wounded in the clashes overnight.
Protesters accuse Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood of failing to comply with the purposes of the revolution. They demand greater democracy, claiming that Morsi’s party has usurped power.
Addressing the nation on Thursday ahead of the anniversary, Morsi urged Egyptians to mark it “in a civilized, peaceful way that safeguards our nation, our institutions, our lives.”
His call was ignored as violence has become common in the streets of Egypt. On Monday three people were killed and a dozen more injured in clashes that erupted after a bystander was hit by a bullet fired by police chasing a suspected drug dealer in the north of Cairo.
On the same day activists in another Egyptian city, Alexandria, were sprayed with teargas as police tried to disperse the crowds waiting outside the court where several police officers are standing trial for the killing of civilians during the 2011 uprising.
Early December saw 10 protesters killed outside the presidential palace as Morsi supporters attacked the sit-in demonstration against the new constitution.
Egyptian protesters dismantle the security wall erected by security in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians carry a wounded protestor during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians demonstrators scatter during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians carry a wounded protestor during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Anti-Mursi demonstrators try to extinguish a burning tent set on fire by riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Riot police set fire to tents pitched by anti-Mursi demonstrators at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
An Egyptian protester holding his national flag sits on the tracks of the metro in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square after demonstrators closed it down on January 25, 2013.(AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Thousands of Egyptian protestors gather for a demonstration in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013.(AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013.(Reuters / Amr Dalsh)
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate with a giant flag at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013.(Reuters / Amr Dalsh)
More
than 180 people have been injured and at least six have been
reportedly killed in street battles across Egypt as thousands protest
against President Mohamed Morsi and his party.
RT,
25
January, 2013
Molotov cocktails, rocks, teargas and gunfire marked the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution.
At
least 186 civilians and 45 security personnel have been wounded since
the start of violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez according
to Egyptian officials, Reuters says.
In
the day's first casualties, at least six people have reportedly been
killed in clashes in the city of Suez, according to Ahram Online.
Street
battles continue between security forces and protesters in Tahrir
Square, RT’s Bel Trew reported from Cairo.
Teargas
was used after protesters tried to breach the barrier surrounding
Egypt’s Interior Ministry.
In
Cairo groups of people have been engaging in fights, firing birdshot
and hurling Molotov cocktails at each other during the day, Ahram
Online reports. There also has been the sound of heavy gunfire.
Some
of the thousands protesters marching for Tahrir were reportedly
attacked by men throwing rocks and glass near the bureau of the
Muslim Brotherhood’s official website Ikhwan Online.
While
protesters blame the attacks on Brotherhood men, the Islamist group
claims numerous attempts to “raid” their offices, Ahram Online
says.
In
Alexandria hundreds of demonstrators took part in a march, while the
city court building remained the center of protest activity.
Сrowds
of protesters approached the governorate headquarters and engaged in
violent clashes with the police.
Protesters
broke up the pavements and threw rocks. Ahram online reported sounds
of gunfire and what appeared to be snipers on the rooftops of nearby
buildings. Police have been ordered to deal with protesters “firmly”
after a number of attempts to storm the court building were reported,
Ahram Online added citing a police source.
Clashes
also erupted in Suez, with hundreds of protesters forced back from
the government building by the police firing teargas.
The protesters continue to demand the “overthrow of the regime” embodied by chants such as “Escalation, escalation! A revolution all over again!”
Relatives
of Egyptian revolutionary icon Khaled Said, the young man brutally
beaten to death by the police in 2010, also joined Friday’s
protests.
“I want justice and order; I want to get rid of the Muslim Brotherhood. I am not happy with anything that happened over the past six months; they were worse than Mubarak’s 30 years,” Said’s sister told Ahram Online.
Voicing Egyptian protesters frustration with the elections, as well as the Muslim Brotherhood-shaped constitution and government, she said they have “disregarded the interest of Egyptians and only went after their own.”
“We are beyond the point of dialogue now, they have separated people through their judgmental discourse,” Said’s sister added.
“Muslim Brotherhood made a dirty deal with the military behind the backs of the majority of the population and they’re going against the interest of a secular state, which the majority of the Egyptian people want,” author and geopolitical analyst William Engdahl told RT.
According to Engdahl, while Muslim Brotherhood is the “best organized force in the country,” they are “so preoccupied with this Sharia agenda, this islamization, creating this state which de facto is emerging to be an Islamic fascist regime”that they neglected the real functioning of economy and let it remain in shambles.
There’s
only one party that will decide the future of Egypt, and that’s the
people of Egypt, editor of Al-Quds newspaper, Khaled El Shami, told
RT.
El Shami believes that Morsi, along with Muslim Brotherhood have no say in what’s happening in Egypt today as they’ve already “disregarded the main goals of revolution: dignity, freedom, social justice.”
Thousands of Egyptian protestors gather is Cairo's Tahrir Square, on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)
Early
Friday morning has seen heavy clashes between youths and police in
Cairo. The protesters were throwing petrol bombs and firecrackers.
Police retaliated with plumes of teargas.
Reports say police set several tents on Tahrir square ablaze using incendiary bombs thrown by protesters.
According to the Health Ministry, 25 people have been wounded in the clashes overnight.
Protesters accuse Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood of failing to comply with the purposes of the revolution. They demand greater democracy, claiming that Morsi’s party has usurped power.
Addressing the nation on Thursday ahead of the anniversary, Morsi urged Egyptians to mark it “in a civilized, peaceful way that safeguards our nation, our institutions, our lives.”
His call was ignored as violence has become common in the streets of Egypt. On Monday three people were killed and a dozen more injured in clashes that erupted after a bystander was hit by a bullet fired by police chasing a suspected drug dealer in the north of Cairo.
On the same day activists in another Egyptian city, Alexandria, were sprayed with teargas as police tried to disperse the crowds waiting outside the court where several police officers are standing trial for the killing of civilians during the 2011 uprising.
Early December saw 10 protesters killed outside the presidential palace as Morsi supporters attacked the sit-in demonstration against the new constitution.
The
document was passed by a national referendum gaining 64 per cent in
favor. President Morsi signed the constitution into law on December
26.
Egyptian protesters dismantle the security wall erected by security in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians carry a wounded protestor during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians demonstrators scatter during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Egyptians carry a wounded protestor during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013 (AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Anti-Mursi demonstrators try to extinguish a burning tent set on fire by riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Riot police set fire to tents pitched by anti-Mursi demonstrators at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
An Egyptian protester holding his national flag sits on the tracks of the metro in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square after demonstrators closed it down on January 25, 2013.(AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Thousands of Egyptian protestors gather for a demonstration in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on January 25, 2013.(AFP Photo / Mohammed Abed)
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013.(Reuters / Amr Dalsh)
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate with a giant flag at Tahrir Square in Cairo January 25, 2013.(Reuters / Amr Dalsh)
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