Clashes on third anniversary of uprising in Egypt leave at least 29 dead, 300 arrested

The Muslim Brotherhood, the party behind Morsi, led the anti-government demonstrations across Cairo.

“When the police forces came, they attacked us with gas bombs,” said Nour Mustapha, a university student who marched in one of the rallies in Nasr City on Saturday.

“The march went another route, and they attacked with live bullets.” Mustapha said, according to USA Today.

Others demonstrated in support the current military-backed government.

“The Egyptian army is the strongest in the world, and they never disappointed us – ever,” said Ayat Ramadan, dressed in the colors of the Egyptian flag.

Egypt’s Ahram Online reports that in total 300 were arrested on Saturday.

General Abdel-Fattah Osman, the Egyptian deputy interior minister for media affairs, said that a car bomb detonated on Saturday afternoon at the Central Security Forces camp in Suez.

Previously, General Hani Abdel-Latif, a spokesperson for the ministry of interior, said that an RPG fired by anti-government militants caused the explosion.

The attack left four injured and eyewitnesses report ongoing clashes at the police camp between security forces and militants.

Elections are likely to occur within six months and General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to win by a large margin, according to Reuters. Sisi has yet to announce his candidacy.

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