Morsi’s opponent, Ahmed Shafik, has also claimed victory
Egypt is experiencing the biggest protests since last year when President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office. All day Friday, tens of thousands of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood poured into Tahrir Square despite the searing 100 degree heat. The tension is rising. Egyptians held their first free presidential election last weekend but no winner has been announced yet. Banned under the Mubarak regime, the Brotherhood believes their man, candidate Mohammed Morsi, won the election last week. And they turned out in force to send a message to the ruling generals. “We will not leave this place until we achieve what we want until we achieve our freedom,” said one demonstrator. Egypt’s military blames candidates for ongoing election unrest, 안양출장업소 warns Tahrir protestersWatch: Egypt’s Mubarak reportedly in a comaEgyptians rally against military in Cairo’s Tahrir CBS News heard the same message from almost everyone we spoke with. The ballots from last weekend’s vote have been tallied, and the winner should have been announced yesterday. But there has been no official announcement. Instead, Egypt’s election commission said it needs time to investigate charges of fraud from both sides. That has the Brotherhood’s supporters in the square worried that the generals are working behind the scenes to make sure their party doesn’t win. Just last week, the Supreme Court dissolved the parliament where the Muslim Brotherhood held a majority. Today,...
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