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Protesters have said they will continue demonstrations and civil disobedience unless Mursi steps down by 5pm on Tuesday 2 July.
One anti-government demonstrator in Cairo’s Tahir square, Mona Wafa, said that life had got worse under Mursi’s rule: “We staged a revolution against a situation that was so much better than the one we are in now. But now the situation is much worse, so it’s only natural that the number of people complaining about the situation before, have now doubled.”
Another activist, Jamal Helal agreed, saying: “Don’t you (Morsi) see that the country is sinking? You should understand that. You also should understand that people don’t want you any more. Be fair.”
Pro-Mursi supporters staged their own rally in Tahir Square.
One supporter of the president, Hatem Abu el Hassan, said: “The vast numbers of protesters last night is natural, because as you know the number of people who were part of the former National Democratic party was three million during the time of Hosni Mubarak. So it’s only natural that there was a large number of people protesting yesterday, but the most important thing is that it should be peaceful.”
The anti-government demonstrations on Sunday night were the largest seen in Egypt since the uprising which ousted Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Across the country, 18 people were killed. Women’s activists reported that at least 43 women had been sexually assaulted by gangs in Tahir Square.
Only a few demonstrators remained in Tahir Square on Monday. Clashes continued outside the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters on the outskirts of Cairo.
As the clean up operation got underway, many were waiting to see how the army would respond if protesters return. So far it has been reluctant to intervene, saying it would only step in if national security is at stake.
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