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May 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The latest spasm of violence, like many of those that preceded it, was shrouded in mystery.
Shortly before dawn, a group of unidentified men attacked Islamist protesters who had camped out near the defence ministry since Saturday to demand an end to military rule and to protest the disqualification of Hazem Abu Ismail, the leading ultrareligious Salafi candidate, from the presidential race.
Witnesses reported hearing gunshots during the fighting, which lasted for much of the day and saw Mr Ismail’s supporters retaliate almost as violently. More than 150 people were injured, according to doctors and health ministry officials.
Protesters said that some of the attackers they had overpowered were carrying army ration packs, suggesting that they were plainclothes soldiers.
Fuelling suspicions, the security forces did not intervene for many hours.
It was only in the early afternoon that armoured vehicles and riot police formed a cordon to separate the two groups.
Mohamed Morsi, the candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood, said he would suspend his campaign for 48 hours “in solidarity with the protesters”. He warned the military government not to use the violence as an excuse to delay the elections, which are due to begin on May 23rd.
Abdel Moneim Aboul Foutouh, a former Brotherhood leader and front-runner in the election, also suspended his campaign.
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