#Egypt Islamists call for a “day of anger” marking Mursi ouster
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Egypt’s #Muslim_Brotherhood called for a “day of anger” Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the military overthrow of president #Mohammed_Mursi, which unleashed a violent crackdown that all but crushed the Islamists. Police closed off several main squares in Cairo and beefed up security ahead of the anticipated protests. Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement was listed as a terrorist group after his overthrow and many of its leaders, including Mursi, jailed. The ex-army chief who toppled him, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has since replaced him as president. read more