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A Friday of Anger against Zionist Regime in Egyptian Mosques

18:45 - June 05, 2010
News ID: 1934436
-- Egypt's mosques were packed with thousands of demonstrators after the noon prayer on Friday, protesting the killing of activists on board the Freedom Flotilla by the Zionist forces.
The largest demonstration occurred in Alexandria, where more than 20,000 protesters, including members of various professional syndicates, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and representatives of opposition parties, gathered in front of the Qaid Mosque and chanted slogans in support of the Palestinians.

In the Governorate of Gharbiya, more than 15,000 demonstrators gathered in the cities of Kafr el-Ziat, Basyoun, Qatur, Samnud, el-Mahala, Tanta and Zifti. The demonstrators burned the Israeli flag and demanded the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador from Cairo, in addition to calling on the religious authorities to sanction a holy war against Israel. Crowded demonstrations also occurred in Arish, Sharqiya, Damietta, Aswan and Assiut.

Meanwhile, a number of sermons delivered on Friday in mosques in Cairo and the governorates called for military confrontation with Israel. Hundreds of worshippers demonstrated in Al-Azhar Mosque, protesting the blockade of Gaza.

Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm
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