Tear gas used to disperse protests in Cairo
- 8 years ago
Tear gas used to disperse protests in Cairo
Thousands call for president to go
al-Sissi calls for stability
What is happening?
Egyptian security forces have used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Videos uploaded to social media show anti-regime protesters chanting and marching in the affluent Dokko neighbourhood.
Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed across the Egyptian capital.
Security services moved quickly to block roads leading to popular central Cairo meeting points.
In pictures
#Egypt’s military deploys nationwide ahead of Monday protests https://t.co/lXPlFWwdhC #Sisi #tiran #sanafir #saudi pic.twitter.com/N59q03o8Ju— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) April 25, 2016
Anti-Sissi protest breaks out in Dokki and is dispersed almost as quickly as it starts #egypt pic.twitter.com/09qyaUBRi6— Leila Fadel (@LeilaFadel) April 25, 2016
Manif sauvage Dokki “Leave Leave Leave” pic.twitter.com/HQl0tCsvkc— F. Hume-Ferka
Thousands call for president to go
al-Sissi calls for stability
What is happening?
Egyptian security forces have used tear gas to disperse crowds protesting against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Videos uploaded to social media show anti-regime protesters chanting and marching in the affluent Dokko neighbourhood.
Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed across the Egyptian capital.
Security services moved quickly to block roads leading to popular central Cairo meeting points.
In pictures
#Egypt’s military deploys nationwide ahead of Monday protests https://t.co/lXPlFWwdhC #Sisi #tiran #sanafir #saudi pic.twitter.com/N59q03o8Ju— Ahram Online (@ahramonline) April 25, 2016
Anti-Sissi protest breaks out in Dokki and is dispersed almost as quickly as it starts #egypt pic.twitter.com/09qyaUBRi6— Leila Fadel (@LeilaFadel) April 25, 2016
Manif sauvage Dokki “Leave Leave Leave” pic.twitter.com/HQl0tCsvkc— F. Hume-Ferka