Security forces seal off vicinities of vital ministries

Friday 28-11-2014 09:19 AM
Security forces seal off vicinities of vital ministries
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CAIRO, Nov 28 (Aswat Masriya) - Security forces closed off the vicinity of the Ministry of interior (MOI) to cars on Friday ahead of scheduled Islamist protests.

The Salafist front is organising protests on Friday November 28, calling on people to take to the streets holding Qurans to "impose the Islamic identity.

The armed forces also sealed off the vicinities of the ministry of defence and the Ittihadiya presidential palace.

Security forces closed off al-Marghani and al-Ahram streets, leading to the presidential palace in Heliopolis, north-east Cairo. Armoured vehicles were deployed on al-Khalifa al-Ma'moun street facing the defence ministry, state-run MENA reported. Metal railings and barbed wires were also erected. 

Meanwhile at Tahrir Square, five military vehicles were deployed infront of the Egyptian Museum and four vehicles were deployed infront of the Arab League. Other vehicles were deployed on streets within the square, bringing the total to 21 vehicles.

Barbed wires were placed before army vehicles stationed at the etrances of the square, if the need to close it arose.

Security apparatuses across Egypt had raised their state of alert in main cities and squares on Thursday, in preparation for acts of violence that might occur today.

Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim issued orders to activate maximum security measures to secure vital facilities and police installations, and ensure forces are armed with suitable weapons to deter any attempts to attack them.

Ibrahim said last week that all security apparatuses were ready to "abort the calls of extremist groups which aim for attacking public and private property on November 28."

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