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On 9 October 2011, thousands of mainly Coptic Christians joined a march from the Shubra district of northern Cairo to the state TV building in Maspero Square where they intended to hold a peaceful sit-in. The sit-in was organized to protest the state's TV position of fanning the flames of anti-Christian agitation.
Cairo: 1,500 [4] The city rebelled against the French, when the French led by General Lanusse recaptured, most of the city inhabitants and rebels were killed and the place was torched. Mamluke massacre 1 March 1811 Cairo: 470 Heads sent to Istanbul; part of Muhammad Ali's seizure of power: 1948 Cairo bombings: June–September, 1948 Cairo: 70 ...
Amnesty said the spike in executions followed a botched breakout attempt in September at the Tora Prison in Cairo. Four police officers and four death-row prisoners died in the attempt. [11] [12] Amnesty International's annual global review of death penalty usage ranked Egypt as the world's third most frequent executioner in 2020.
Seventy-three defendants, including nine police officers and two officials from Port Said's Al-Masry club, were charged in the killing of 72 Ahly football club fans. On 26 January 2013, Port Said Criminal Court, convening at the Police Academy in New Cairo for security reasons, issued preliminary death sentences to 21 defendants.
Deaths: Estimates vary. Human Rights Watch: 904–1,000+ protesters [4] [5] 817 at Rabaa Square 87 at al-Nahda Square. Egypt's National Council for Human Rights: 632 killed [6] [7] 624 protesters 8 police officers. Health Ministry: 638 killed [8] 595 protesters 43 police officers. National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy: 2,600 deaths [9 ...
On 2 July 2017, the Cairo Criminal court sentenced 20 defendants to death, 80 defendants to life in prison, 34 defendants to 15 years imprisonment, a minor to ten years, and acquitted 21 defendants. [6] Nine defendants convicted for their role in the massacre were executed by hanging at Wadi el-Natrun prison on April 26, 2021. [7]
In the early morning of 27 February 2019, in Cairo's main train station, Ramses Station, a locomotive hit the buffers at the end of the track at platform 6 at high speed, [7] causing an explosion that sparked a major blaze and fireball that blackened the walls of the station.
On 6 October 1981, a victory parade was held in Cairo to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. [1] Sadat was protected by four layers of security and eight bodyguards, and the army parade should have been safe due to ammunition-seizure rules.