Muslim Brotherhood leaders call for state of emergency Egyptian revolutionary forces have called for three rallies on Sunday, descending on Tahrir Square and the Ittihadiya presidential palace. Marches will begin after noon prayers. The first will begin at the Fatah Mosque in Ramses Square heading to Maspero. Two others will move on to October 6 Bridge and the presidential palace.
Some activists are calling for a “Second Egyptian Revolution of Rage,” a reference to the 2011 protests in Tahrir Square which ultimately led to the ousting of the former regime of President Hosni Mubarak.
The Alliance of Revolutionary forces has called for more peaceful marches on Monday, reportedly to approach the Shura Council under the title, “Monday of Rage.” Demonstrators are planning to carry coffins decorated with pictures of the revolution’s martyrs.
The Popular Current, led by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi, has blamed President Mohamed Morsi’s government for “unfortunate events” currently sweeping the country. Sabahi demanded state institutions move to “stop the bloodshed at once,” calling for initiatives to cooperate with Port Said and Suez populations to halt the ongoing violence there.
Sabahi’s coalition also recognised the need for providing health services and medical care for injured protesters and security forces.
Speaking in a press statement, the Popular Current announced its “solidarity with the decisions of Egypt’s revolutionary forces along with all forms of protest, in order to achieve revolutionary demands.”
“The Egyptian people will not allow any attempt to isolate cities on the Suez Canal from the rest of the Republic,” the statement said, adding that \"public anger will escalate if the President did not respond to the people’s legitimate demands.”
Muslim Brotherhood and Freedom and Justice Party [FJP] leader, Mohamed el-Beltagi, has called for President Morsi to declare a state of emergency in Egypt following violent clashes which have killed at least 30 people, and injured hundreds more, nationwide.