Twelve protesters dead in clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Twelve people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt's volatile political fissures three years after the fall of autocrat President Hosni Mubarak.

Security forces lobbed teargas and some fired automatic weapons in the air to try to prevent demonstrators opposed to the government reaching Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of the 2011 uprising that toppled the former air force commander.

As police tried to calm Cairo's politically-charged streets, a car bomb exploded near a police camp in the Egyptian city of Suez, security sources said.

The blast, which was followed by a fierce exchange of gunfire, suggested the authorities could be locked in a long-term battle with Islamist insurgents who are gaining momentum.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/25/uk-egypt-protests-idUKBREA0O08T20140125

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. Well, the Egyptian spring sure curdled in a hurry.

Long live pharoah!

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Casualty numbers are climbing. CNN says 29 dead now.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Fuck:

Egypt clashes kill 29 on third anniversary of revolution

At least 29 people have been killed in clashes in Egypt as the country marks the anniversary of the 2011 uprising which overthrew President Hosni Mubarak, the health ministry says.
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But police dealt harshly with anti-government protesters in Cairo, with 29 killed and 147 injured in street clashes, health ministry official Ahmed Kamal confirmed to the BBC.

The majority died in Cairo, with two dead in the southern city of Minya and another - a woman - killed in Egypt's second city of Alexandria.

Meanwhile on Saturday, an army helicopter crashed in the restive Sinai peninsula, with an unconfirmed report that its crew of five soldiers was dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25888916

[Demenace]

4. Where are those who cheered the ouster of Morsi along in the first place?

When a few of us were warning the so-called 'Activists' who ganged up with the old Mubarak elements to stage a coup to get what they could not get via elections, we were told all over comment threads, we had stinky breathe. This especially from the Israelis trolls on the internet who wanted their little dictator 'Mubarak' to return to power!

Welcome, to sleeping with the dogs, you get the fleas that come along!

[JoeyT]

7. Trying to figure out how they can work accusations of being UnAmerican into the conversation.

If that fails don't expect them, because that's pretty much all they've got. It's all they ever have.

[JCMach1]

5. Watch 'The Square' if you haven't already...

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. "Egypt Clashes Kill at Least 49 on Third Anniversary of Revolution"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25888916

At least 49 people have been killed in clashes in Egypt as the country marks the anniversary of the 2011 uprising which overthrew President Hosni Mubarak, the health ministry says.

Rival demonstrations of supporters and opponents of the military-backed government took place in Cairo.

But police broke up anti-government protests, and arrests were reported in Cairo and Alexandria.

Hundreds have died since July when the army deposed President Mohammed Morsi.

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