Egyptians rally against military rule

Demonstrations were held in the capital, Cairo, and several other cities on Sunday.

In the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo, protesters chanted slogans in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

Students of Al-Mansoura University northeast Cairo also held a demonstration to condemn what they called crimes committed by the Egyptian Interior Ministry.

Since the start of the academic year in September, Egyptian university campuses have witnessed a number of protests.

In the northeastern port city of Damietta, protesters said no to the military rule.

Egypt has been gripped by violence since the army ousted the democratically elected president on July 3.

The demonstrations in support of Morsi are held across Egypt despite efforts by the interim authorities to widen the crackdown on protests.

A large number of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood officials and supporters have been held in custody by the military and police forces since the ouster of Morsi.

Hundreds of supporters of the group have been killed in clashes with the army over the past few months.

Morsi is currently in prison and faces trial over ‘involvement in the death of protesters outside the presidential palace in 2012.’

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