As Egypt Marks 3rd Anniversary of Uprising, Not All Celebrate

[Gerald]

CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptians celebrated the third anniversary of their revolt against autocracy on Saturday by holding a giant rally for Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, the military leader who ousted the country’s first democratically elected president last summer and now stands poised to succeed him.

Smaller demonstrations organized by Islamists and left-leaning activists held counterdemonstrations against the military takeover, in one case chanting back and forth against each other as much as against their common foe, the new government. But within as little as 15 minutes, riot police officers began firing tear-gas cannons and shooting guns into the air, swiftly dispersing the protests and leaving the day to General Sisi.

A long way to go before they get where they want....

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Note: JAN. 25, 2014