Egyptian soldiers have entered a Cairo mosque where a large number of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi have been held up since last night.
Reports say that Egyptian security forces on Saturday entered Cairoâ„¢s Al-Fath Mosque, located on Ramses Square. The forces, who have surrounded the mosque, are said to be negotiating with demonstrators in an attempt to convince them to leave there.
Witnesses say a woman has died inside the mosque after inhaling tear gas fired by security forces.
Demonstrators inside the mosque have said that they are afraid of being detained by security forces or attacked by opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood.
On Friday night, the security forces besieged the mosque at the end of another day of violence that left scores of people dead.
The Brotherhood said gunfire has been going on around the mosque for some time, but security officials accused the protesters of shooting at police from inside the mosque.
Earlier in the day, tens of thousands of Morsi supporters took part in what they called the “Day of Rage” against the army and its handpicked government.
The security forces and opponents of the Brotherhood fired on the supporters of Morsi — the countryâ„¢s first democratically elected leader — leaving more than 100 people dead and hundreds more injured across the Arab country.
The Brotherhood denounced Fridayâ„¢s killings, saying the coup leaders had “lost their minds” and were devoid of any ethics and moral values.
Egypt has plunged into unrelenting string of violence since General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of the Egyptian armed forces, announced on July 3 that Morsi was no longer in office, declaring chief Justice of Egyptâ„¢s Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour as the interim president. The army also suspended the constitution.
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Republished from: Press TV