Egypt On Edge Ahead of Rival Rallies

Publisher:
Agence France Presse
Publication Date:
26 July 2013
Tags:
Egypt

Tense Egypt braced Friday for a showdown in the streets between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and his army-backed opponents, who have called rival rallies across the Arab world's most populous country. Partisans of the deposed leader stood their ground outside the mosque of Rabaa al-Adawiya in Cairo's Nasr City.

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