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November 20th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Backed by armored vehicles, the Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and shots against the stone-throwing protesters, who were marking the anniversary of deadly protests in 2011 at the iconic square late on Tuesday.
At least 16 people were injured in the clashes some with birdshot wounds, according to Ahmed al-Ansari, a Health Ministry official.
In 2011, at least 43 people were killed during several days of clashes in the Mohamed Mahmoud Street just off Tahrir square.
“I am here to retaliate for my friends killed in Mohamed Mahmoud. No one has brought them their rights,” said a young protester.
Neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the opposition group Tamarod (Arabic for Rebellion) had called for the protest.
“We are here today to mourn the martyrs,” said another demonstrator.
A large number of Brotherhood officials and supporters have been held in custody by the military and police forces since the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi in early July.
Egypt’s army-backed government has accused the Brotherhood of seeking to destabilize Egypt.
In September, an Egyptian court banned the movement from operating as a non-governmental organization (NGO) and ordered all their assets confiscated.
The decades-old movement formed a political party in 2011, months after the fall of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt has been experiencing unrelenting violence since July 3, when the army ousted Morsi’s government, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the parliament. It also appointed the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmoud Mansour, as the new interim president.
About 1,000 people were killed in a week of violence between Morsi supporters and security forces after police dispersed their protest camps in a deadly operation on August 14.
The massacre sparked international condemnation and prompted world bodies to call for an independent investigation into the violence.
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