{"id":20901,"date":"2013-07-01T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T15:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=20901"},"modified":"2013-07-01T11:49:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:49:41","slug":"egypts-muslim-brotherhood-hq-attacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2013\/07\/01\/egypts-muslim-brotherhood-hq-attacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood HQ attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Guardian<\/em>, Patrick Kingsley<\/a> reports on the latest troubles in Cairo:<\/p>\n

The headquarters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood have been burned and ransacked following an all-night siege — one day after millions protested on Egypt’s streets calling for President Mohamed Morsi’s resignation.<\/p>\n

In an episode reminiscent of the sacking of Hosni Mubarak’s political headquarters during Egypt’s 2011 uprising, around 50 anti-Brotherhood protesters spent the night attacking the compound — situated on a rocky, isolated outcrop in east Cairo — with molotov cocktails, causing a series of small fires and explosions.<\/p>\n

With police nowhere to be seen, Brotherhood cadres returned fire, killing at least four, and injuring at least 80 — according to medics at the scene.<\/p>\n

Both sides told the Guardian<\/em> that the other had started the battle, which began at around 7pm on Sunday. It was not possible to verify either claim.<\/p>\n

At roughly 7am, after 12 hours of fighting, Brotherhood reinforcements arrived — possibly, bystanders said, because one of the fires had grown too big, and those inside now feared being smoked out. The reinforcements covered their colleagues’ exit with live fire — the Guardian<\/em> later saw bullets being plucked from the wall. Bystanders said that some Brotherhood members were injured and handed to the authorities during the blaze.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Update<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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The Egyptian army has given parties 48 hours to resolve political crisis, or it will 'take responsibility'<\/p>\n

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 1, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n