Police disperse pro-Brotherhood march in Cairo with teargas

Friday 28-03-2014 05:38 PM
Police disperse pro-Brotherhood march in Cairo with teargas

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi runs from tear gas thrown by police during clashes in Nasr city area, east of Cairo July 27, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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CAIRO, Mar 28 (Aswat Masriya) - Police forces fired teargas bombs at a pro-Muslim Brotherhood march in Cairo's Maadi on Friday morning to disperse it.

Dozens of Brotherhood supporters gathered at Sawares Square in Maadi while chanting against Sisi's announcement that he will run for presidency, the Middle East News Agency reported.

They also chanted against the army and the police, prompting security forces to fire teargas bombs at them to disband them, the agency said.

The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has called for staging mass demonstrations on Friday to protest Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's declaration of his intention to run for presidency in the upcoming election. 

Police forces have intensified security measures in major Cairo squares in anticipation of violence during today's demonstrations.

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