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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Mursi followers back to the streets despite the violent crackdown

Hundreds of Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Mursi manifest Saturday the Helwan district, southeast of Cairo, and in the southern city of Assiut, in favor of the deposed president and against the new authorities. As pointed police and witnesses of the marches, the demonstrations are peaceful, but are chaired by a strain, after violent incidents this week. However, police sources have indicated that exalted group tried to storm the Asyut railway station, but were repelled by security forces. The protesters, among whom are women and children, chanting slogans such as " the people want the return of legitimacy ".These marches arrive after the call by the Muslim Brotherhood to hold protests all week to claim restitution of Mursi in office. Hundreds of Islamists who had barricaded Fateh mosque in the center of Cairo, were evacuated by security forces after a fierce gun battle, but up to now know the number of victims. According to the Government, the number of dead from the evacuation of the camps of Mursi supporters in Cairo on Wednesday about 800, including the 173 deaths were announced Saturday by the clashes on Friday. The Egyptian Presidency considered that the country is in a " war against terrorism "and accused the protesters Islamists of being" extremist forces "and" terrorists". 

Possible banning of the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's interim government has also announced it is considering banning the Muslim Brotherhood. The proposal to ban the Islamist movement was made ​​by the transitional prime minister, Hazem al Beblawi said a spokesman told reporters Executive. The Muslim Brotherhood were banned during the rule of ousted Hosni Mubarak, but sometimes were represented in Parliament by independent candidates. The party founded after the Arab Spring,Freedom and Justice, was the most voted in the first parliamentary elections in post-Mubarak era . Its candidate for the presidential elections, Mohamed Mursi, was elected to office in 2012 but the military deposed him in early July.

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