Egyptians stage anti-government protest

Egyptians have staged a protest against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, days before the anniversary of the country’s 2011 revolution that brought an end to long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

On Wednesday, dozens of supporters of the Muslims Brotherhood movement marched toward downtown Cairo’s iconic Liberation Square.

They chanted anti-government slogans, calling for an end to the “military rule.”

Security forces responded by firing teargas and rubber bullets to break up the crowd of protesters, of whom at least 13 were arrested.

Protesters also held a similar rally in northern Cairo.

Muslim Brotherhood supporters have vowed to continue weekly protests in the buildup to the fourth anniversary of the revolution that toppled Mubarak.

In an election after Mubarak’s ouster, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi was elected president. Morsi was later ousted in a military coup led by former military ruler and now President el-Sisi in July 2013.

Egypt has been the scene of massive anti-government protests, with continuous clashes between security forces and supporters of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood.

Rights groups say the army’s crackdown on the supporters of Morsi has left over 1,400 people dead. Some 22,000 people have been arrested, while dozens have been sentenced to death in mass trials.

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