Massive Security Presence In Place For Anniversary Of Uprising
January 25 2016
More than 400,000 troops and police have been deployed across Egypt ahead of the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak, reported the Middle East Monitor.
"The deployment of this number of Egyptian soldiers is aimed to secure the vital facilities, roads and main areas during the celebrations of the revolution on Monday," reported Egyptian media.
There are security checkpoints and patrols in main streets and areas, including Tahrir Square in Caior, the...
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