Egypt: The "Day of Wrath" - 100 Dead

CAIRO -At least 100 people were killed in a "Day of Anger" in the clashes between the Egyptian security forces and supporters of Morsi 821 people were arrested. Security officials reported that 24 police officers were killed and that on Thursday 15 police stations were attacked. Egypt: The "Day of Wrath" - 100 Dead In Cairo, 263 protesters were arrested with whom grenades and firearms were found, security sources said. Citing unnamed security sources, the Egyptian MENA agency reported that the Detainees there are Pakistanis. Police detained one man, who from a moving car opened fire on people gathered at Ramses Square, and in this attack at least one person was killed and three wounded. Egyptian state media have intensified rhetoric against the Muslim Brotherhood, as the logo of the state television says "Egypt is fighting against terrorism." Morsi supporters have pledged to maintain daily demonstrations on the streets. Call to end the demonstrations was sent shortly after the curfew took effect. At the same time a number of international companies has suspended work in Egypt. Among others, "General Motors", "Heineken", "Toyota", "Suzuki". German retail giant "Metro" closed the office in Cairo and shops. The Egyptian government has accused the Muslim Brotherhood of "terrorist plot". "The government, the armed forces, the police and the people of Egypt are united in the face of malicious terrorist conspiracy of the Muslim Brotherhood," according to a government statement. Egyptian army and police has warned that it will decisively deal with any breach of the law, the police was only yesterday ordered to defend the security forces and government buildings whereby the permit was given to them to use live ammunition. According to the EU, the leading officials of the 28 member nations will meet on Monday to discuss the crisis in Egypt, in which some 650 people were killed in the past three days. France and Britain have called for Europe to send a strong message regarding the escalating crisis in Egypt and called on the EU to review its relations with Cairo. About 200 tourists from Serbia who vacationed in recent days in Egypt, where conflicts of protesters and police still last arrived on Friday night to Belgrade. They say that they are happy and have not felt any riots. The army entered the mosque Egyptian army entered this morning the mosque where Islamist protesters remained all night. The ONTV, private Egyptian television, showed live entry of soldiers, while the Egyptian channel of Al Jazeera released on its website footage of soldiers in the mosque, reported AFP, adding that the army seems to negotiate with protesters to leave the mosque. A protester at the mosque told AFP by telephone that they request not to be arrested or to be attacked by the hostile citizens who gather, too, around the mosque. Beta - AP B92

Egypt: The "Day of Wrath" - 100 Dead

In Cairo, 263 protesters were arrested with whom grenades and firearms were found, security sources said.

Citing unnamed security sources, the Egyptian MENA agency reported that the Detainees there are Pakistanis.

Police detained one man, who from a moving car opened fire on people gathered at Ramses Square, and in this attack at least one person was killed and three wounded.

Egyptian state media have intensified rhetoric against the Muslim Brotherhood, as the logo of the state television says "Egypt is fighting against terrorism."

Morsi supporters have pledged to maintain daily demonstrations on the streets.

Call to end the demonstrations was sent shortly after the curfew took effect.

At the same time a number of international companies has suspended work in Egypt. Among others, "General Motors", "Heineken", "Toyota", "Suzuki". German retail giant "Metro" closed the office in Cairo and shops.

The Egyptian government has accused the Muslim Brotherhood of "terrorist plot".

"The government, the armed forces, the police and the people of Egypt are united in the face of malicious terrorist conspiracy of the Muslim Brotherhood," according to a government statement.

Egyptian army and police has warned that it will decisively deal with any breach of the law, the police was only yesterday ordered to defend the security forces and government buildings whereby the permit was given to them to use live ammunition.

According to the EU, the leading officials of the 28 member nations will meet on Monday to discuss the crisis in Egypt, in which some 650 people were killed in the past three days.
France and Britain have called for Europe to send a strong message regarding the escalating crisis in Egypt and called on the EU to review its relations with Cairo.

About 200 tourists from Serbia who vacationed in recent days in Egypt, where conflicts of protesters and police still last arrived on Friday night to Belgrade. They say that they are happy and have not felt any riots.

The army entered the mosque

Egyptian army entered this morning the mosque where Islamist protesters remained all night.

The ONTV, private Egyptian television, showed live entry of soldiers, while the Egyptian channel of Al Jazeera released on its website footage of soldiers in the mosque, reported AFP, adding that the army seems to negotiate with protesters to leave the mosque.

A protester at the mosque told AFP by telephone that they request not to be arrested or to be attacked by the hostile citizens who gather, too, around the mosque.