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| CAIRO — At least six people were killed in political violence in Egypt on Friday in the buildup to a much-anticipated day of protests on Sunday calling for a rollback of the recent military takeover. | CAIRO — At least six people were killed in political violence in Egypt on Friday in the buildup to a much-anticipated day of protests on Sunday calling for a rollback of the recent military takeover. |
| The violence flared across the country as the new government installed on July 3 by Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi struggles to consolidate its control of the streets. Its Islamist opponents, meanwhile, are seeking to re-energize their protest movement against the takeover. | The violence flared across the country as the new government installed on July 3 by Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi struggles to consolidate its control of the streets. Its Islamist opponents, meanwhile, are seeking to re-energize their protest movement against the takeover. |
| Four civilians were killed in Cairo, the official news media reported, as marches called by the Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, tried to converge on Tahrir Square, the trampled roundabout at the center of the 2011 revolution against President Hosni Mubarak. | Four civilians were killed in Cairo, the official news media reported, as marches called by the Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, tried to converge on Tahrir Square, the trampled roundabout at the center of the 2011 revolution against President Hosni Mubarak. |
| There were conflicting accounts of how they had died. Interior Ministry officials described all four as Islamist opponents of the government who had been killed in clashes with other civilians, but some people said they had died as a result of tear gas and live ammunition fired by security forces in their attempts to hold back the marches. | There were conflicting accounts of how they had died. Interior Ministry officials described all four as Islamist opponents of the government who had been killed in clashes with other civilians, but some people said they had died as a result of tear gas and live ammunition fired by security forces in their attempts to hold back the marches. |
| Two soldiers were killed in an assault on an army convoy near the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, the state news media reported, and security officials attributed the attack to Islamist militants. | Two soldiers were killed in an assault on an army convoy near the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, the state news media reported, and security officials attributed the attack to Islamist militants. |
| Among the dozens of Egyptians injured in clashes on Friday around the country was the liberal activist Khaled Dawoud, who was pulled from his car in downtown Cairo, stabbed in the chest and rushed to a hospital. He was reported to be in stable condition. Mr. Dawoud was the spokesman for a political coalition opposing Mr. Morsi, but he resigned in August to protest the coalition’s support for a bloody crackdown on Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters, including the killing of more than a thousand in mass shootings by security forces. Mr. Dawoud has since been pilloried by both sides of the conflict, but initial reports on Friday indicated that his stabbing was the work of Islamist protesters. | Among the dozens of Egyptians injured in clashes on Friday around the country was the liberal activist Khaled Dawoud, who was pulled from his car in downtown Cairo, stabbed in the chest and rushed to a hospital. He was reported to be in stable condition. Mr. Dawoud was the spokesman for a political coalition opposing Mr. Morsi, but he resigned in August to protest the coalition’s support for a bloody crackdown on Mr. Morsi’s Islamist supporters, including the killing of more than a thousand in mass shootings by security forces. Mr. Dawoud has since been pilloried by both sides of the conflict, but initial reports on Friday indicated that his stabbing was the work of Islamist protesters. |
| The fighting seemed to stop by the 7 p.m. curfew in effect here and in much of Egypt on Fridays, the customary day for street protests after worshipers gather for midday prayers. | The fighting seemed to stop by the 7 p.m. curfew in effect here and in much of Egypt on Fridays, the customary day for street protests after worshipers gather for midday prayers. |
| The clashes appeared to be a warm-up of sorts for Sunday, when the Islamist-dominated coalition against the takeover has called for a bigger day of protests centered on Tahrir Square. The protests would coincide with the holiday celebrating the 40th anniversary of Egypt’s 1973 war on Israel, an occasion that is customarily a day of tributes to the military. Egyptian state television and radio have been calling on civilian supporters of the military-backed government to turn out to defend it, potentially setting the stage for more clashes. | The clashes appeared to be a warm-up of sorts for Sunday, when the Islamist-dominated coalition against the takeover has called for a bigger day of protests centered on Tahrir Square. The protests would coincide with the holiday celebrating the 40th anniversary of Egypt’s 1973 war on Israel, an occasion that is customarily a day of tributes to the military. Egyptian state television and radio have been calling on civilian supporters of the military-backed government to turn out to defend it, potentially setting the stage for more clashes. |
| None of Friday’s marches reached Tahrir Square because security forces had sealed it off, just as they have sealed off major gathering places around the capital every Friday since mid-August. But the decision to march on the square appeared to suggest an attempt to re-escalate the protests and risk new confrontations. Since the August crackdown, street protests against the takeover have continued, but their intensity has waned, and most have veered away from direct conflict with security forces. | |
| The symbolic heart of the 2011 revolution, Tahrir Square became the center of protest against Mr. Morsi, and remained a stronghold of his opponents. In the last few weeks, the new government has tried to begin emptying the perennial protest camps there and reopening the square. Success with that effort could signal that the new government was restoring some sense of stability. | The symbolic heart of the 2011 revolution, Tahrir Square became the center of protest against Mr. Morsi, and remained a stronghold of his opponents. In the last few weeks, the new government has tried to begin emptying the perennial protest camps there and reopening the square. Success with that effort could signal that the new government was restoring some sense of stability. |