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| Egypt's new cabinet in picture |
The Brotherhood vowed to continue protesting peacefully, calling
for nationwide marches on Friday.
Army chief Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sissi was sworn in once more as
minister of defense, his present position and as first deputy to provisional
Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi. Early this week, both Sissi and Beblawi met
with Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns during his two-day visit to
Cairo, he urged them to involve Brotherhood in the political process to avoid
any politically motivated arrests. “Those
hold opposing views with the government have been called upon to adhere to
their absolute obligation to participate peacefully,” said Burns. The
Brotherhood are however reportedly to have refused to meet with Burns.
The swearing in of the short-term cabinet today came after close
to ten people were killed and 261 hurt in clashes between supporters of ousted
President Mohammed Morsi and police early this morning. The Brotherhood
fraternity insists that the army arrogated their powers unconstitutionally and
against the will of Egyptians.
Meanwhile since Mr. Morsi’s oust, dozen people have been
reported dead as a result of deadly clashes between the armed forces and the protesters. According to state media,
last night at least 400 people were arrested, although the Muslim Brotherhood
put the number much higher.
Mr. Gehad El-Haddad
brotherhoods spokes person reported on his twitter account that there were “7
deaths by live rounds, 647 injured, 3 critically wounded with live rounds. 500 were
reported to have been imprisoned.”
The fighting is said to have been sparked off Monday night when
police fired up tear gas at Morsi followers who were crowding and blocking
traffic on the 6th of October bridge, and major roadways near Cairo’s
central Ramses Square. Egyptian prosecutors have called for investigations into
the violent behavior, which threatens to deepen the tension between the Islamists and the military.
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