Thousands of people demanded Mursi retreat


Protesters, whose number is estimated thousands of people had gathered in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt to conduct a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi.
Conducted a demonstration on Sunday (30/06), coinciding with the first anniversary of the inauguration of Morsi as president, after the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
Tensions have been rising ahead of the action. At least three people, including a U.S. citizen, click killed in unrest on Friday (28/06) yesterday.
The U.S. government has warned its citizens not to travel to Egypt.
While, Britain urged its citizens to "avoid all demonstrations and large gatherings" while France said residents should "restricting travel for those really need".
In Egypt, the protesters are not satisfied with the policy of the president and his supporters, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Opposition activists say more than 22 million people have signed a petition calling for a by-election. They urged residents who have joined the petition signing an exit and get off the action at Tahrir Square.
Want peace
Tamarod grassroots movement, which organized the petition, has brought together a group of liberal and secular opposition groups, including the National Salvation Front.
However, many ordinary citizens-who are angry with the political and economic policy-Morsi also take part in the action.

A flag-waving demonstrators on Tahrir Square in Egypt, on Friday (28/06) yesterday.
Flag and set up a base camp tent in the square where protesters plan to rally toward the presidential palace.
Amr Riad, 26, told the Reuters news agency: "We will be peaceful, but if they are coming to us to violence, we will defend ourselves."
Speaking in South Africa, U.S. President Barack Obama urged "all parties to ensure they do not engage in violence and police or military can demonstrate appropriate anticipatory action".
"We want to see the opposition and President Morsi engage in a more constructive conversation about [how] to build their country forward," he said.
On Friday (28/06), Andrew Pochter U.S. citizens and another man were killed in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria when protesters stormed the offices of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Pochter, who was in the country to teach English to the children, was killed while using a cell phone to take pictures.
His family said in a statement that he had been stabbed by a protester as observing demonstrations.

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