Tension simmers after Egypt hit by deadly violence
- Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 15.45
- Online news: World
Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi appealed for calm early on Saturday after at least seven people were killed in violence on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Egyptian riot police stand guard as protesters try to dismantle a barbed wire fence outside the presidential palace in Cairo on January 25, 2013. Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi appealed for calm early on Saturday after at least seven people were killed in violence on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak
Tensions were further heightened ahead of the trial verdict in the country's worst football disaster, with fans threatening violence if justice is not served.
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