50 dead as Egypt Islamists try to galvanise protests

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Source: AFP

Cairo (AFP) - At least 50 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt on Sunday, as thousands of the military's supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

Loyalists of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, overthrown in a July military coup, tried to converge on a central Cairo square for the anniversary celebrations, when police confronted them.

At least 45 people were killed in Cairo and five south of the capital, as another 268 people were wounded across Egypt, senior health ministry official Ahmed al-Ansari told AFP.

An interior ministry official said no policemen were killed in the clashes.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-braces-rival-demos-1973-war-anniversary-033528782.html;_ylt=A2KLOzHgilFS0AkAjdDQtDMD

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[dipsydoodle]

1. Now being reported as 28 dead:-)

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. CNN says some pro-democracy activists are starting to march with the Brotherhood.

In protest of the anti-democratic nature of the military coup state.

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3. Police openly beat Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers without any provocation

CAIRO — Egyptian security forces on Sunday openly beat demonstrators sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood, without any provocation, in a sign of how the once powerful group has become the target of official suppression.

At previous demonstrations, Egyptian security forces have said the Brotherhood, the secretive organization through which Morsi ascended to office, instigated the clashes, some of which left hundreds dead.

But on Sunday, there was no sign of Brotherhood provocation. The beatings took place well away from the huge crowds that were celebrating the military. Residents nearby also played a role, refusing to give Brotherhood sympathizers shelter as they sought to flee the security forces' onslaught.

McClatchy reporters witnessed police officers throwing rocks at the protesters. Some protesters jumped into the Nile River to take refuge.

Read More: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/10/06/204431/police-openly-beat-muslim-brotherhood.html