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.\n<\/p>\n
Reports say that Egyptian security forces on Saturday entered Cairo\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 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.\n<\/p>\n
Witnesses say a woman has died inside the mosque after inhaling tear gas fired by security forces.\n<\/p>\n
Demonstrators inside the mosque have said that they are afraid of being detained by security forces or attacked by opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood.\n<\/p>\n
On Friday night, the security forces besieged the mosque at the end of another day of violence that left scores of people dead.\n<\/p>\n
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.\n<\/p>\n
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.\n<\/p>\n
The security forces and opponents of the Brotherhood fired on the supporters of Morsi — the country\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s first democratically elected leader — leaving more than 100 people dead and hundreds more injured across the Arab country.\n<\/p>\n
The Brotherhood denounced Friday\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s killings, saying the coup leaders had “lost their minds” and were devoid of any ethics and moral values.\n<\/p>\n
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 Egypt\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour as the interim president. The army also suspended the constitution.\n<\/p>\n
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