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Thousands of Egyptians protesting against military rule have taken to the streets in several cities across the country. Protesters flowed out of mosques after yesterday’s prayers in Ismailiya, Suez, Assiut, Alexandria and the capital, Cairo, among other cities, waving Egyptian flags and chanting “down with military rule”.
Others held up pictures of toppled President Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the military on 3 July after mass protests against him.
Al Jazeera’s special correspondent in Cairo, whom we are not naming for security reasons, said most protests were taking place peacefully, though some incidents of violence had been reported in some parts of the country.
“Protests have taken place in six governorates across the country but there has not been any significant violence in Cairo,” our correspondent said.
In Tanta city in the Nile Delta, security forces intervened with tear gas after clashes broke out between anti-coup protesters and local residents, our correspondent said.
Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood had called yesterday’s protests for “the people to protect the revolution”, in reference to the uprising that ousted longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak in early 2011.
Protests have been getting smaller in recent weeks following bloodshed in mid-August that killed more than 1 000 people, most of them when security forces broke up pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo. – Al Jazeera
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