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Egyptian security forces increase presence around Cairo ahead of protests Police and army deployed at key locations around Cairo and Giza ahead of planned demonstrations by Islamist coalition
The Egyptian police and army reinforced their presence at a number of public places in the capital on Friday in anticipation of possible pro-Brotherhood protests, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. Roads leading to Giza's security directorate have been closed off to prevent attacks by militants, and security forces have also reinforced their presence near embassies and police stations in Cairo and Giza. There have been calls for protests this Friday by the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, an Islamist coalition that supports ousted Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi and has called for his reinstatement. The increase in the security comes after three bombs went off on Wednesday near Cairo University's Giza campus. The attacks, which targeted a police post outside the university, killed one police officer and injured five others. Security has been increased on key highways around Cairo, Giza, and in Qalioubiya governorates, just north of the capital. Friday protests have been common since Morsi's ouster last July, although the Egyptian authorities in November issued a law criminalising unauthorised public demonstrations. Morsi's ouster also led to a spike in militant attacks, initially concentrated in the Sinai Peninsula, but in recent months becoming more common in the Nile Delta region and in Egypt's capital. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/98267.aspx
