Morsi supporters stage protest, call for al-Sisi's execution
Thousands supporting Egypt's ousted president marched in street protests Friday across the country, ramping up pressure on the military-backed interim government ahead of his coming trial next week.
Supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo and other major cities chanted "Stay strong, Mr. President, we are behind you with a million martyrs" in video footage aired on Al-Jazeera. Military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, who led the July 3 coup against Morsi's government, was the target of increasingly hostile chants, including one calling for his "execution in the square." (AP)
