Friday, July 5, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Take To the Streets In Egypt - News Updates July 5, 2013



Friday Of Rage: Egypt In State Of Emergency After Soldier Is Killed And Airport Attacked In Co-Ordinated Islamist Strike As Muslim Brotherhood Prepares For Battle After Call To Prayer -- Daily Mail

* Supporters of Mohamed Morsi expected to pour on to the streets after Friday prayers today
* Mohammed Badie detained in Mediterranean coastal city near Libyan border over killings outside Cairo HQ
* Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi being held at Presidential Guard facility just a year after coming to power
* Judge in Egypt's supreme court, Adly Mansour, sworn in as interim president in Cairo just hours after coup
* Arrest warrants have been issued for 300 members of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party as round-up begins
* Military suspends Islamist-drafted constitution, calls for new elections and said it would install civilian government
* Fears grow as Islamists take to Twitter to organise series of rallies to coincide with Friday prayers
* At least 14 people have been killed in violent clashes after declaration by head of Egyptian army in TV broadcast
* President Obama urges military to hand back control to democratic government, but stops short of calling it a coup
* British foreign secretary says uprising sets a 'dangerous precedent' and UK did not support military intervention
* Rapid reaction team of diplomats dispatched to Cairo to prepare for possible evacuation of British nationals

A state of emergency has been declared in Suez and South Sinai provinces after gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at army checkpoints guarding an airport and attacked a police station.

One soldier was killed and two wounded as Islamist allies of Egypt's ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, called on people to retaliate today to express outrage at the coup.

Dozens of people were wounded in clashes in Mursi's Nile Delta home city on Thursday, raising fears of more of the violence in which several dozen have died in the past month.

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More News On The Unrest In Egypt

Egypt Live Blog -- Al Jazeera
Egypt's 'day of rejection' - live updates -- The Guardian
LIVE BLOG: Egypt on alert as Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rejection' protests -- Haaretz/AP/Reuters
Mursi supporters take to streets on 'day of rejection': Live -- Reuters
LIVE: Gunfire erupts at pro-Morsi rally in Cairo -- France 24

Egyptian forces shoot three dead near where Mursi held: security sources -- Reuters
Egypt troops kill pro-Morsi marcher -- BBC
'Friday of Rage' erupts in Egypt as Morsi's supporters take to the streets -- NBC
Reports: Protesters shot near barracks holding Morsi -- USA Today
Egypt's Islamists Turn Violent After Morsy's Fall -- Passport/Foreign Policy
Mursi supporters take to streets on 'day of rejection' -- Reuters
Pro-Morsi supporters stage Cairo protest -- Al Jazeera
Thousands in pro-Morsi rallies in Cairo, governorates, reject 'coup' -- Ahram/AFP
Egypt braces for protests after Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rejection' -- The Guardian
Egypt’s Islamists launch ‘day of resistance’ in wake of Morsi’s ouster -- Washington Post
Egypt: pro-Morsi protesters and troops gather at strategic points -- The Guardian

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