Supporters of Egyptâ„¢s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, are preparing to stage fresh protest rallies against the Egyptian army and the military-backed interim government.
The protesters are expected to pour into the streets following the Friday Prayers later in the day, calling for the reinstatement of Egyptâ„¢s first democratically elected president as well as the release of Muslim Brotherhood leaders.
Supporters of Morsi had earlier urged the Egyptians to hold Å“Friday of Martyrs” demonstrations across the country to protest against the presidentâ„¢s ouster.
Other Egyptians are also set to join pro-Morsi demonstrators in voicing their outrage at the release of the North African countryâ„¢s former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
After more than two years in detention, an Egyptian court ordered Mubarakâ„¢s conditional release on August 21 after being cleared in a corruption case. He was flown out of Cairoâ„¢s Tora Prison by a military helicopter to a military hospital in the capital a day later.
Mubarakâ„¢s release threatens to increase tensions across the North African country. Many in Egypt say Mubarakâ„¢s release is a slap in the face of the 2011 revolution that ended his decades-long grip on power.
Egypt has been rocked by a fresh wave of political chaos after the military overthrew Morsi on July 3.
Egyptian security guards have arrested hundreds of Morsi’s supporters in recent days as the military-backed government has tried to end weeks of protests and to stamp its authority on the deeply polarized North African nation.
Almost 900 people, including nearly 100 soldiers and police, have died in the country since August 14, when security forces of the interim government launched a brutal crackdown on thousands of pro-Morsi protesters in Cairo.
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Republished from: Press TV