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| Egypt prosecution orders arrest of 260 Morsi supporters |
| 2013-08-20 |
| [Al Ahram] Egypt's general prosecution on Monday ordered the arrest of 260 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi on charges of inciting violence during Saturday's Al-Fath Mosque festivities. The 260 are accused of forming an illegal organization, inciting murder and inciting the breaking into Azbakeya cop shoppe in Cairo's Ramses Square. Fierce festivities erupted at Al-Fath Mosque in Ramses Square, central Cairo, on Saturday between Morsi supporters and opponents, as well as with police. Around 1,500 pro-Morsi protesters sought refuge inside Al-Fath Mosque in Cairo's Ramses district, demanding a "safe exit" from the area. Gunshots were eventually fired from inside of the mosque as police fired back before the police stormed in arresting those inside. The interior ministry announced on Saturday that 1,004 were jugged Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! nationwide since festivities broke out Friday. It also announced that illegal weapons had been confiscated. The military's spokesperson announced earlier on Friday that the armed forces had arrested 60 during festivities in Ramses. Morsi supporters announced they would be holding a week of demonstrations all over Egypt protesting the violent dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Al-Nahda Square sit-ins Wednesday. Over 800 people were killed and thousands injured when the police dispersed protest camps of Morsi supporters in Cairo's Nasr City district and Giza and the subsequent festivities between police and Morsi loyalists. |
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