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Morsi supporters in Nasr City to be dispersed

July 18, 2013
Morsi supporters gathered at Rabaa Al-Adaweya in 2013.

Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters gathered in the heart of Cairo’s Nasr City will soon be dispersed according to information received by Egyptian Streets.Egypt’s Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Service are currently planning the dispersion, which should come “very soon,” a security source told Egyptian Streets on the condition of anonymity.The source stated that the sit-in by the Morsi supporters in Rabaa Al-Adaweya has hampered local business, disturbed residents, created traffic chaos in the area, and that “there is a limit to peaceful protests…anywhere in the world, you cannot shut down a major intersection for weeks or even days at a time.”Furthermore, the source added that the dispersion will allow security forces to arrest wanted Islamists and to prevent further incitement by “certain groups,” adding that “there are many people in the sit-in that wish to leave, but are threatened or paid to remain.” It is unclear exactly how security forces will move to disperse the sit-in.Shortly following Morsi’s toppling, senior Muslim Brotherhood members, including Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie, addressed the tens of thousands of supporters and declared that the Military’s removal of Morsi…


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