Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls for ‘uprising’
EGYPT: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called for an “uprising” on
Monday after dozens of supporters were killed outside an elite army
headquarters in Cairo, and urged international intervention to prevent a
“new Syria.” The Islamist group’s political arm, the Freedom and Justice
Party, called for “an uprising by the great people of Egypt against
those trying to steal their revolution with tanks.”
It urged “the international community and international groups and
all the free people of the world to intervene to stop further massacres
... and prevent a new Syria in the Arab world.”
Mwanwhile, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that 42
supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi were killed at dawn when
security forces opened fire on them as they were praying.
“Morsi supporters were praying while the police and army fired live
rounds and tear gas at them. This led to around 42 dead and the figure
is likely to rise,” the Brotherhood said in a statement.
Earlier, the Egyptian Armed Forces said “armed terrorists” had tried
to storm the headquarters of the elite Republican Guard, where the
Brotherhood had been protesting, leaving one security officer dead.
Police barricades prevented journalists from accessing the area
around the elite Republican Guards base.
Demonstrators told AFP that troops and police had fired tear gas
canisters and bullets into the air to disperse the protesters.
“They wanted to disperse the protesters,” who were determined to
stage an indefinite sit-in, the protester said.
Another protester, Mahmud al-Shilli confirmed that security forces
fired into the air, adding that a group of men in civilian clothing had
attacked the protesters.
Supporters of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood have mobilised in large
numbers in different parts of Cairo in recent days, vowing to defend
Morsi, who was ousted by the military on Wednesday after mass protests
calling for him to be removed from power. Morsi was Egypt’s first freely
elected president but lasted just a year in power.
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