Mosques to close between prayers after Fateh stand-off: source
Sat, 17/08/2013 - 17:53 Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff . Al-Masry Al-Youm
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Major mosques have been ordered to close amid fears Muslim Brotherhood
supporters could take control of them, according to an official source at
the Egyptian Endowments Ministry.

There have been clear instructions to close mosques after each prayer
session for fear people may hide weapons inside them, which the ministry
strongly prohibits, the source added.

Official instructions were sent to workers in major mosques, including Nour
Mosque in Abbaseya and Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque in Mohandiseen, to close them
after each prayer, so as not to let mosques become a focus point in clashes
or a store for weapons.

Fateh Mosque in Ramses Square became the focus of fighting on Saturday
afternoon as security forces cleared the building of protesters.

Hundreds of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy had taken shelter
in the mosque following bloody clashes with security forces on Friday, which
the Muslim Brotherhood had dubbed its "Day of Rage."

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm