Morsi misses slain Egyptian soldiers' military funeral; Islamist PM attacked by protesters

PM Qandil receives a beating upon arrival at funeral prayers and neither he nor President Morsi could attend the military funeral that followed for the soldiers slain at the Israeli-Egyptian border

Ahram Online, Tuesday 7 Aug 2012

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Prime Minister Hisham Qandil attacked by protesters during the funeral (Photo: Al-Ahram)

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi didn't attend the military funeral after being advised not to for security reasons.

The funeral of 16 borders guards killed during Sunday's deadly attack in North Sinai began in Nasr City officially at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldiers with thousands of mourners in attendance. The highest officials include the head of SCAF and Defence Minister Hussein Tantawy and Chief of Staff Sami Anan.

According to an Al-Ahram reporter, despite the security guards, angry protesters chased Prime Minister Hisham Qandil down upon arrival at the funeral prayers and beat him. The angry protesters gathered outside the funeral prayers at Al-Rashdad Mosque held up their shoes in the air, chanted "You killed them, you dogs" and also chanted against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi.

Prime Minister Qandil was not able to attend the military funeral that followed the prayers.

Leading Egyptian figures were present at the funeral including: Al-Azhar Grand Imam and former prime ministers Kamal El-Ganzouri and Essam Sharaf.

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Ahmed M Ibrahim

08-08-2012 04:24pm

Unfortunate incident

It is highly unfortunate that the new Prime Minister was subject to ill treatment by the mob. Actually the fanatic MB party has encouraged mob violence in Egypt which was free from it for such a long time. Those who decry the rule of law and encourage mob violence will ultimately get a dose of their own medicine. But unfortunately an innocent person has become a victim while the real perpetrators have escaped. Heartfelt sympathies should be with Mr.Qandil while the MB party should be held responsible for the evil implications which Egypt is facing.

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expat

07-08-2012 07:43pm

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at least some are still sane!

good action against the hypocrits from the 1928 terrorist group,which rules now this country with the blessing of the famous USA best regards expat

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expat

07-08-2012 07:38pm

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brave!

This usual people have a better understanding,what the moslem brotherhood(in my country subject to state security surveillance) is about than their own voters,or their voters wants this insanity best regards expat

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Muhammed

07-08-2012 07:08pm

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Defence

Shame on Eygpt Militery & defence minister they could not protect their PM haw can they protect borders with IsraHell terrorists?????

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08-08-2012 01:47am

everything that happens to you is related to the mossad??dont you feel ridiculous?

Egypt has a solid peace treaty with Israel. The egyptian soldiers were murdered eating after fasting by islamists those are the plain facts

ali

07-08-2012 06:41pm

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crocodile tears

It is a disgrace the president could not attend the funeral because of some Israeli paid hooligans who are shedding crocodile tears for Egyptian soldiers. It is also a disgrace they were allowed to beat up the PM in front of security. I am suspecting the Generals and Israeli Mossad are part of this game. One egytian mossad agent died in US to conceal the truth i.e. vice president but others are there to take his place

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aisha

08-08-2012 02:28am

poopaganda

it's a disgrace that these hama hooligans turned on their egyptian brothers who have supported them. welcome to the sunni iran.

Anders

07-08-2012 09:42pm

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Yeah that make a lot of sense...

Its such nonsense from the brotherhood to blame israel for the attack. To blame israel for paying islamic jihadists from sinai and gaza to kill egyptian soldiers steal armored vehicles and attack boarder patrols in israel is us entertaining as when mossad was accussed for sending the sharks that attacked tourists in sharm el sheik last year. I live in sinai and talking to egyptian colegues i am happy to hear that they all know that its just propaganda from the brotherhood to diverse attention from hamas involvement in the attack. The boarder to gaza been open to egypt just for a few months anf now its closed again, perhaps now the world see the difficulties israel got with their security. Isralel reopen their boarder to gaza, egypt did not . Bortherhood politici

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