Security officials say the army officers were shot by unidentified assailants in separate attacks in and just north of the capital, Cairo.
The ultra-conservative Salafi Front has called for nationwide demonstrations Friday as part of what it calls a "Muslim Youth Uprising."
The group, which is pushing for the imposition of Islamic law, wants its supporters to wave Qurans in the air at the rallies.
Authorities have increased security at key locations and have warned of a tough response if the protests turn violent.
It is the most concerted effort in months to rally opposition against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.
Sissi, the ex-army chief, oversaw last year's overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first elected president. Morsi was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has also supported the Friday call for protests.
Since Morsi's overthrow, the government has jailed tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters. Hundreds have also been killed in violence that often breaks out during protests, though the protests themselves have been dwindling.
[VOA News]
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Egipto se blinda ante la convocatoria de protestas islamistas ...
ReplyDeleteLa ciudad de El Cairo amaneció con las plazas de Al Nahda y Rabea al Adauiya copadas por vehículos armados y blindados y con vallas con el fin de bloquearlas por completo en caso de disturbios ya que ambos espacios públicos fueron escenario de acampes islamistas en el verano de 2013 tras la destitución militar del entonces presidente Mohamed Mursi, especificó la agencia EFE.
En la plaza Tahrir, símbolo de la revolución que derrocó al dictador Hosni Mubarak en 2011, seis vehículos armados protegieron el Museo Egipcio, cuatro la sede de la Liga Árabe, y otros tres fueron desplegados en la calle Mohamed Mahmud, lugar de violentos enfrentamientos en noviembre de 2011.
Las universidades de El Cairo y Ain Shams, escenarios desde hace meses de protestas de estudiantes islamistas, también amanecieron hoy custodiadas por las fuerzas de seguridad, que instalaron puestos de control por toda la ciudad.........http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201411/86941-egipto-se-blinda-ante-la-convocatoria-de-protestas-islamistas.html
28/11/14