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53 dead as divided Egypt marks 40th anniversary of Yom Kippur War
Fighting began after supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.550792The death toll from clashes in Egypt rose to 53 on Monday as calm returned to the streets after one of the bloodiest days since the military toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July.
At least 100 people were wounded in clashes during the protests on Sunday, a security source said.
Fighting began after supporters and opponents of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets. Most of the dead had gunshot wounds, on the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the nation's last war with Israel, security sources said.
Supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi had been marching in Delga, about 300 km south of Cairo, when the clash erupted as protesters neared a police station, the sources said.
The security and medical sources said the protesters threw stones at police who responded with live fire. It was not immediately possible to verify what started the clash.
Egyptian jetfighters staged celebratory flights over Cairo Sunday, ushering in the commemoration of the 1973 war on a day when rival rallies by supporters and opponents of the ousted Islamist president carry the potential for violence.
Security forces are deployed across much of the Egyptian capital in anticipation of clashes. Local media reported that checkpoints on all access roads to Cairo and key state institutions were manned by soldiers.
Sunday's rallies in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the 2011 uprising against autocrat Hosni Mubarak, were likely flashpoints. Authorities have vowed not to allow supporters of the ousted Mohammed Morsi into the square.
The possibility of bloodshed on an occasion revered by most Egyptians is seen as a sign of the schism that began soon after Morsi's narrow election victory in 2012.
Barbed wire and barricades blocked traffic to the square as security personnel were deployed with sniffer dogs outside the nearby National Museum. Metal detectors were also installed at entrances to Tahrir to prevent weapons from being smuggled into the square.
An alliance led by Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood called for anti-military protests in Tahrir Sunday, which marks Army Day and the 40th anniversary of the Egyptian-Israeli war.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Egypt since Morsi's overthrow in clashes involving his supporters, opponents and security forces.
Morsi's Brotherhood and its Islamist allies have denounced the ouster of Egypt's first democratically elected president on July 3 as a coup, and vowed to continue protesting until he is reinstated.
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General Sessi good to see you studding the last nail in your own coffin and in your interim government. I am sure from now onward you would continue to feel the heat you and your troops have created to warm up to protect you and your force and your Israel’s government that pays you from behind the curtain. Look at your predecessor what the enemy of the world Israel made him your once big boss. He got a title as Egyptian Muslim Traitor Bastard. You deserve a title that would shame you and you entire family so long Egypt exists.
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Feel great if want to or whatever you like to feel, But the truth is your legs are already in the grave. Wish you are awarded punishment you deserve for converting a famous Muslim country into a graveyard of the EGYPTIAN MUSLIMS for your greed of Israel’s money as bribe.
You sure is a devil. Just wait to see your end and hear the knocks at your front door to report to GOD. We all hear the bell is tolling. Egyptians are asking, for whom the bell is tolling. They are waiting and praying to see you report to the Almighty very soon.
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