Egyptians hold nationwide protests against military rule

‘Egyptian people have held fresh anti-government protest rallies across the country, calling for the reinstatement of former president, Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, Press TV reports.

On Friday, outraged demonstrators took to the streets and formed human chains in the capital, Cairo, as well as other cities, including Alexandria, Giza, the Nile Delta provinces of Sharqiya, Dakahlia, Beheira and Kafr el-Sheikh as well as the Upper Egypt provinces of Fayoum, Bani-Suef and Minya.

The protests were called by Egypt’s Anti-Coup Alliance, which is led by Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood movement.’

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