Burning Egypt • a fortified mosque occupied in Cairo
After an exchange of gunfire, Al Fatah mosque in Ramses Square in Cairo was evacuated- where Muslim Brotherhood entrenched • Egyptian presidential advisor: "This is a war against terrorism" • 175 were killed in the past day
- Yonah Shub, B'Chadrei Charedim
- י"ב אלול התשע"ג
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Gory Saturday in Egypt: Egyptian forces cleared the Al – Fatah mosque in Ramses Square in Cairo in which ousted president's supporters barricaded them.
The evacuation was accompanied in an exchange of fire between militants and security forces. Gunmen opened fire on security forces from a window of the second floor of the mosque.
The American network CBS, which broadcast the clashes outside the mosque, reported that there are clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the police. A few hours later, the security forces managed to control the situation and removed from the mosque Brotherhood supporters who barricaded it.
"What happened on June 30 is an expression of the people's demands to bring the country's fascism to an end. We will achieve victory through the use of force by law. This is a war with extremist forces," the Egyptians announced.
According to official reports in Egypt, the death toll stands at almost 175 dead yesterday.
Interim Prime Minister Hazem al - Bablawi called to outlaw the Muslim Brotherhood. A government spokesman said that ministers examine the proposal which was turned by Bablawi to the social affairs minister, Sheriff Shawki, responsible for licensing non-government organizations. "Outlawing is for those whose hands are stained with blood," said Shawki.
Mustafa Hijazi, Consultant Egypt's interim President Adlai Mansour, said today at a press conference that "the Egyptian people more united than ever against the common enemy, to create a civilized country, free and democratic. This is a political struggle, a war waged against us extremists. What happens in Ramses square in Cairo is not a political struggle; it is terrorism using weapons in the middle of Cairo, killing civilians.Outlaw 'Brothers'
Egyptian state news agency "Mona" the newspaper reported afternoon confirmed "Al - Hayat" published in London which considers Mohammed al - Zawahiri, the brother of the leader of al - Qaeda Ayman al - Zawahiri, was arrested in Egypt.
According to the report in Mona, A - Zawahiri was arrested at a checkpoint in the capital Cairo on suspicion of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
Istanbul held a demonstration with a call to the world to stop the slaughter in Egypt. Also reported a loud explosion at the Egyptian Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, and despite the damage caused to the building, the Reuters news agency reported that no injuries took place in the incident.
Radical Sunni leader, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, said that, "Egyptian security forces held massacres which even the Zionists didn’t do. There was even an attempt to help prevent injuries around Cairo, while Israel was trying to do it more." This comparison was considered extraordinary and comes to witness the greatest contempt he feels for the regime: "The Egyptian people are silent about this murder, why is he silent? He needs to fight for religion, for all of us. Soldiers and police should refuse to do these acts," the preacher said.
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