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On 29 June 2013, thousands of Egyptians converged on Tahrir Square in Cairo to demonstrate against the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, demanding his resignation from office. The demonstrators used the slogan "the people want the ouster of the regime," used in the protests that led to the 2011 revolution. By the 30th, their number had increased to tens of thousands. Demonstrations were reported to be in progress in 18 locations across Cairo.
Similar demonstrations are taking place in other Egyptian cities. The demonstrations are described as being backed by multiple entities, including the Tamarod movement, who claim to have collected 22 million signatures calling for President Morsi's resignation.
Concurrently with these anti-Morsi demonstrations, supporters of President Morsi held demonstrations elsewhere in Cairo.
On the 1 July, the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Moqattam district of Cairo were stormed by protesters. Opponents of the regime stated that five protestors died during the storming. A member of Al Gamaa al-Islamiya was also reported to have been killed on the same day.
Also the Egyptian army have given both rival parties until the 3rd July to resolve the political crisis.
See also
References
- Hamza Hendawi The Associated Press, Alastair Macdonald (30 July 2013). "Egypt protests: Thousands gather at Tahrir Square to demand Morsi's ouster". thestar.com.
- "Egypt: BBC inside Tahrir Square amid demonstration". BBC News. 30 June 2013.
- ^ "Tahrir Square protesters show President Mursi the 'red card'". Al Arabiya. 30 June 2013.
- "BBC in Egypt: 'People were not expecting this'". BBC News. 30 June 2013.
- ^ Umar Farooq (June 30 2013). "Seeking New Leadership, Millions of Egyptians Take to the Streets". The Atlantic.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Egypt crisis: Mass protests over Morsi grip cities". BBC News. 1 July 2013.
- "Anti-Mursi 'Rebel' campaign receives more than 22 million signatures". 29 June 2013.
- "Egypt protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood headquarters". BBC News. 1 July 2013.
- Jailan Zayan, AFP (July 1, 2013). "Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ". Yahoo! 7 News.