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Mohandessin Clashes as sit-ins disperse
Published in Daily News Egypt on 14 - 08 - 2013


By Charlie Miller and Joel Gulhane
Demonstrators and security forces exchanged fire in Mohandessin on Wednesday morning following the dispersal of the two pro-Mohamed Morsi sit-ins in Al-Nahda Square and Rabaa Al-Adaweya.
Central Security Forces (CSF) attempted to clear a group of demonstrators in Mostafa Mahmoud Square. Following a short exchange of fire consisting of live ammunition, birdshot and tear gas, CSF retreated.
The demonstrators secured the area by ripping benches and signposts out of the ground to form barricades. Tyres were set alight, causing thick black smoke to fill the air. At least three police vehicles were set ablaze by the demonstrators including a personnel carrier. Other vehicles were also set on fire.
A march of around 200 moved down Gamat El-Dowal Al-Arabia Street to help set up the sit-in.
One marcher said: "I don't know where this march came from, I saw it pass my house and I joined it."
Another man who came to Mohandessin following the clearing of Al-Nahda Square sit-in said: "We will stay here now, we cannot go back to Al-Nahda and we cannot go back to our homes."
Half an hour after security forces retreated, they returned to clear the streets using tear gas and birdshot. Live ammunition was heard but it was impossible to tell where it originated
At least two men in critical condition were taken to hospital on the back of motorbikes.
One man watching the clashes from his balcony was hit in the stomach by a stray live bullet and was taken to the hospital in a private car accompanied by his family.
Midday prayers took place outside Mostafa Mahmoud lead by renowned Salafi preachers Mohamed Hasaan and Mohamed Hussein Yacoub. Shots continued to be fired during the prayers.
Masked men walking outside the mosque carried at least two AK-47 rifles which they attempted to conceal with scarves. The men carried a duffel bag containing AK-47 magazines. Eyewitnesses reported seeing an elder distributing what "looked like guns wrapped in cloth."
Violence continued throughout Wednesday afternoon, with volleys of both automatic and semi-automatic fire heard on and around Batal Ahmed Abd El-Aziz Street. Walls hastily constructed from paving slabs, similar to those in Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda Square, provided cover for demonstrators, who hurled rocks at CSF. Some of those assembled threw molotov cocktails.
In a side street parallel to Gamat El-Dowal, a group of around 20 local residents gathered, saying: "We live here. We will defend our neighbourhood from anyone, police or Muslim Brotherhood."
A number of demonstrators claimed that Baltageya – "thugs" – were fighting alongside CSF.
"The CSF fire tear gas, and the thugs fire live rounds," one demonstrator said.
There were also reports of snipers firing from surrounding rooftops and from windows overlooking the fighting. None of these claims could be confirmed.


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