The march from the Cairo district of Shubra was huge, like
the numbers on 28 January. In the front row was a group
of men in long white bibs, “martyr upon demand”
written on their chests. A tiny old lady walked among
them, waving a large wooden cross: “God protect you my
children, God protect you.”
the numbers on 28 January. In the front row was a group
of men in long white bibs, “martyr upon demand”
written on their chests. A tiny old lady walked among
them, waving a large wooden cross: “God protect you my
children, God protect you.”
The march started down Shubra Street around 4 pm, past
its muddle of old apartment buildings, beat up and sad
but still graceful compared with the constructions from the
Mubarak era next to them - brutish and unfinished-looking.
its muddle of old apartment buildings, beat up and sad
but still graceful compared with the constructions from the
Mubarak era next to them - brutish and unfinished-looking.
A man explained why there were bigger numbers than the
march last week in response to the attack on the St. George’s
Church in Aswan: the army had hit a priest while violently
dispersing Coptic protesters in front of the Maspiro state TV
building on Wednesday. A video posted online showed a
young man being brutally assaulted by army soldiers and
riot police.
march last week in response to the attack on the St. George’s
Church in Aswan: the army had hit a priest while violently
dispersing Coptic protesters in front of the Maspiro state TV
building on Wednesday. A video posted online showed a
young man being brutally assaulted by army soldiers and
riot police.
At a traffic underpass at the end of Shubra Street, at
around 6 pm, there was the sudden sound of what sounded
like gunfire. Protesters at the front told those behind
to stop - the march was under attack. Rocks rained down
from left and right and from the bridge, underneath which
protesters were taking shelter. Read the rest on:
around 6 pm, there was the sudden sound of what sounded
like gunfire. Protesters at the front told those behind
to stop - the march was under attack. Rocks rained down
from left and right and from the bridge, underneath which
protesters were taking shelter. Read the rest on:
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