Source: www.egyptindependent.com --- Monday, July 29, 2013Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist President marched toward a military facility in defiance of an army warning in the early hours of Monday, risking a new confrontation after dozens were shot dead at the weekend. The Muslim Brotherhood said the destination was the military intelligence headquarters, despite an army statement warning protesters to steer clear of military installations. A Reuters reporter saw several thousand marchers leaving the Rabea al-Adaweya mosque in northern Cairo, where they have been staging a weeks-long vigil to demand the reinstatement of deposed Mohamed Morsy, Egypt's first freely elected President. At least 72 Brotherhood supporters were shot dead by security forces on Saturday near the vigil, deepening the turmoil convulsing the country since the army shunted Morsy from power on 3 July. The killings at dawn, following a day of rival mass rallies, fuelled global anxiety that the Arab world's most populous nation - a bridge between the Middle East and North Africa - risked broader conflagration. The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, was due to meet on Monday in Cairo with the army's General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of Morsy, and officials of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing. The marchers carried pictures of the deposed President, flashing victory signs and chanting, "Our blood and souls we sacrifice for Morsy." The military inte ...
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