11 dead in two days of clashes in Egypt
Iran Press TV
Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:25PM GMT
At least 11 people have been killed in two days of clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Press TV reports.
Armed men attacked a sit-in staged by Morsi's supporters near Cairo University on Tuesday, and shot dead two of the protesters, increasing the death toll from Monday and Tuesday clashes to 11.
Meanwhile, Morsi's family members said they would take legal action against Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for holding the ousted president in captivity.
"On the personal level, we will immediately begin our processes against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his junta both domestically and internationally," said Osama Morsi, the ousted president's son.
On Monday, Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour called for national reconciliation, saying it is necessary for the North African country to move forward.
"It's time for establishing a nation based on reconciliation with the past for the sake of the future," Mansour said, adding, "We want to open a new page, free of prejudice, hatred and division."
On July 3, Egyptian Army removed the democratically elected President Morsi from office, suspended the constitution and declared the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Mansour, as the interim president of Egypt.
Over 100 people have been killed in an unrelenting wave of violent clashes between Morsi supporters, his opponents, and security forces since the president was ousted by the military and put under "preventive' arrest
The Egyptians launched a revolution against the pro-Israeli regime on January 25, 2011, which eventually brought an end to the 30-year dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak on February 11, 2011.
NT/AS
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
