Described by the Washington Post, what happened last night in Cairo, killing 24 people and wounded about two hundred others that he was the worst since the fall of Mubarak.
The events started when brings Copts in front of the television Vhagmehm civilians with stones, and soon the influx of Muslims and Christians to the scene and there clashes with security forces lasted several hours, and burned police cars, and late in the evening were sent an armored police to Tahrir Square, where security forces used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
The newspaper added that the protests also spread to the country's second largest city, Alexandria, where residents said the demonstrators gathered in front of the main military command center and blocked several streets.
The paper yesterday that the protests are the clearest indication yet of a shift for Egyptian military leadership that they were praising its widely and considered the savior for the eight months ago. And many Egyptians say that anger has increased because of the slow pace of reforms and economic problems that could lead to a new revolution.
In an apparent move to limit the new sit-ins in Tahrir Square, the Cabinet decided yesterday to impose a curfew in the region of two in the morning until seven in the morning.
The paper said the clashes broke out amid growing criticism towards the military leaders who have continued to rely on the policies of hate since the era of Mubarak.
The reaction of many Egyptians accompanied by panic towards the timetable for the elections recently announced, and would postpone presidential elections until 2013.
Said Wael Abbas, a known activist and blogger, "What happened today will certainly increase the people's anger against the army and the wrath of Christians."
The newspaper said that the military council announced yesterday morning that he would not be tried civilians before military courts in the future, which seems to be caving to pressure from activists.
The newspaper reported yesterday that the march began in the northern district of Shubra, Cairo, where demonstrators took to the streets to condemn a recent attack on a church south of Egypt, demonstrators then went into a building on television. Witnesses said the men dressed in civilian clothes attacked the demonstrators with stones when they were at a distance of few kilometers.
Said Mark Aziz (32 years) that a police car crashed into the demonstrators, killing at least six of them, and added, "We have fired bullets and we are unarmed."
The newspaper said that the demonstrators responded by burning police cars with explosive cocktails.
And quoted on state television that three soldiers were among the dead, and that the Copts are ignited confrontations. Said Hossam Bahgat, a human rights activist on his account at Twitter, he saw 17 bodies in the morgue of a hospital Copt.
The newspaper quoted Elijah Zarwan, an analyst with International Crisis Group and lives in Cairo as saying, "What I saw and heard was a part had not seen in Egypt before, there was a sectarian tensions below the surface, but nothing serious off now."
Source: Washington Post
The events started when brings Copts in front of the television Vhagmehm civilians with stones, and soon the influx of Muslims and Christians to the scene and there clashes with security forces lasted several hours, and burned police cars, and late in the evening were sent an armored police to Tahrir Square, where security forces used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
The newspaper added that the protests also spread to the country's second largest city, Alexandria, where residents said the demonstrators gathered in front of the main military command center and blocked several streets.
The paper yesterday that the protests are the clearest indication yet of a shift for Egyptian military leadership that they were praising its widely and considered the savior for the eight months ago. And many Egyptians say that anger has increased because of the slow pace of reforms and economic problems that could lead to a new revolution.
In an apparent move to limit the new sit-ins in Tahrir Square, the Cabinet decided yesterday to impose a curfew in the region of two in the morning until seven in the morning.
The paper said the clashes broke out amid growing criticism towards the military leaders who have continued to rely on the policies of hate since the era of Mubarak.
The reaction of many Egyptians accompanied by panic towards the timetable for the elections recently announced, and would postpone presidential elections until 2013.
Said Wael Abbas, a known activist and blogger, "What happened today will certainly increase the people's anger against the army and the wrath of Christians."
The newspaper said that the military council announced yesterday morning that he would not be tried civilians before military courts in the future, which seems to be caving to pressure from activists.
The newspaper reported yesterday that the march began in the northern district of Shubra, Cairo, where demonstrators took to the streets to condemn a recent attack on a church south of Egypt, demonstrators then went into a building on television. Witnesses said the men dressed in civilian clothes attacked the demonstrators with stones when they were at a distance of few kilometers.
Said Mark Aziz (32 years) that a police car crashed into the demonstrators, killing at least six of them, and added, "We have fired bullets and we are unarmed."
The newspaper said that the demonstrators responded by burning police cars with explosive cocktails.
And quoted on state television that three soldiers were among the dead, and that the Copts are ignited confrontations. Said Hossam Bahgat, a human rights activist on his account at Twitter, he saw 17 bodies in the morgue of a hospital Copt.
The newspaper quoted Elijah Zarwan, an analyst with International Crisis Group and lives in Cairo as saying, "What I saw and heard was a part had not seen in Egypt before, there was a sectarian tensions below the surface, but nothing serious off now."
Source: Washington Post
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