Two Sit-Ins Test New Egyptian Leadership
Supporters of the ousted Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, have massed in two sit-ins in Cairo for more than a month.
Supporters of the ousted Egyptian president,
Mohamed Morsi, have massed in two sit-ins in Cairo for more than a
month. Egypt’s military-appointed government said on Wednesday that it
was giving up negotiating an end to the standoff with the Islamists.
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Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque
The largest sit-in surrounds this mosque, about one mile from the Republican Guard Club, where some believe Mr. Morsi is being held.
July 8 At least 51 protesters were killed and more
than 400 were wounded, almost all by gunfire, during clashes between the
protesters and security forces in this area. Roadblock These two roads have been blocked with concertina wire by the Egyptian Army and the police. Police buses and about half a dozen armored military vehicles are securing the area.
July 27 Security forces attacked protesters in this area, killing at least 72 people. It was the deadliest attack by the security services since the uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Protesters have set up barricades and brick walls at the camps’ entrances, along with piles of stones that could be used as ammunition.
Protesters have settled in during the monthlong sit-in. Above, a free pharmacy.
A stage stands at the protest’s center, where speakers preach and make announcements.
Nahda Square
A smaller protest camp, also organized by the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists, has been established at this square in front of Cairo University. On July 23, nine people were killed in clashes with security forces in the area.A complete field hospital has been set up by protesters in the camp.
The camp has a few hundred tents, a barbershop, a kitchen and communal washes.
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