67 nabbed in Egypt after Rabaa massacre anniversary
In Egypt, 67 people, mostly supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, have been arrested following the second anniversary of the deadly Rabaa massacre, Press TV reports.
Egyptian security forces on Saturday, arrested some 40 people in the capital, Cairo, and a number of other provinces for “inciting protests and violence” against the country.
Furthermore, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said earlier in the day that 27 people had also been detained in the Gharbiya Governorate, located northwest of the capital.
The ministry also released footage purportedly showing the detainees confessing that they had been behind a number of attacks against the army and police units in Gharbiya.
On August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces launched violent attacks on protest camps at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in the capital, Cairo, and Nahda Square in Giza, the third largest city in Egypt, which left more than 800 people dead.
The military-backed government of Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, who led a coup against Morsi in July 2013, has overseen a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood supporters and other critics. The clampdown on Brotherhood supporters has reportedly left over 1,400 people dead over the past two years.
Meanwhile in Gharbiya, an Egyptian court sentenced three anti-government protesters to two years in prison and fined each individual an equivalent of USD 2,500 for participating in an “unauthorized” anti-government demonstration.
A bombing attack targeting a railway in Sharqiya also halted train movements in the Zaqaziq-Tanta railway line and paralyzed movements to northeastern Cairo and Gharbiya. No casualties have been reported so far. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, yet.
Unknown attackers also blew up two water pipelines in the province of Beheira, affecting the water flow in a number of villages.
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