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| CAIRO — Security forces killed six antigovernment protesters Friday morning during clashes near Cairo, highlighting the continued tensions in Islamist strongholds two years after the military takeover that removed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. | CAIRO — Security forces killed six antigovernment protesters Friday morning during clashes near Cairo, highlighting the continued tensions in Islamist strongholds two years after the military takeover that removed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| The clashes, in the Giza neighborhoods of Talbiya and Nahia, took place as crowds gathered after morning prayers that signaled the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. | The clashes, in the Giza neighborhoods of Talbiya and Nahia, took place as crowds gathered after morning prayers that signaled the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. |
| Egyptian state news media reported that about 300 Islamist supporters of the Brotherhood had gathered in Talbiya, and that 100 had gathered in Nahia. | Egyptian state news media reported that about 300 Islamist supporters of the Brotherhood had gathered in Talbiya, and that 100 had gathered in Nahia. |
| Blaming the demonstrators for starting the violence, the reports said security forces had opened fire on the crowds, killing five in Talbiya and one in Nahia. | Blaming the demonstrators for starting the violence, the reports said security forces had opened fire on the crowds, killing five in Talbiya and one in Nahia. |
| In the two years since the military takeover, the police have routinely resorted to live ammunition to disperse protesters. | In the two years since the military takeover, the police have routinely resorted to live ammunition to disperse protesters. |
| The street clashes on Friday followed a sharp uptick in violent attacks against government targets over the past three weeks. | The street clashes on Friday followed a sharp uptick in violent attacks against government targets over the past three weeks. |
| Militants in Cairo assassinated the top prosecutor in Egypt, Hisham Barakat, with a car bomb on June 29. Less than two weeks later, a huge bomb exploded at dawn outside the Italian consulate, killing a passer-by and wounding others. It was the first such attack on a diplomatic site in many years. | Militants in Cairo assassinated the top prosecutor in Egypt, Hisham Barakat, with a car bomb on June 29. Less than two weeks later, a huge bomb exploded at dawn outside the Italian consulate, killing a passer-by and wounding others. It was the first such attack on a diplomatic site in many years. |
| An Egyptian unit of the Islamic State, the extremist group that has seized parts of Syria and Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attacks. | An Egyptian unit of the Islamic State, the extremist group that has seized parts of Syria and Iraq, claimed responsibility for the attacks. |
| In North Sinai, where the army has struggled for two years to crush an insurgent campaign against soldiers and the police, what appears to be another arm of the Islamic State recently tried to seize the town of Sheikh Zuwaid in a coordinated assault this month that officials said killed at least 21 soldiers. | In North Sinai, where the army has struggled for two years to crush an insurgent campaign against soldiers and the police, what appears to be another arm of the Islamic State recently tried to seize the town of Sheikh Zuwaid in a coordinated assault this month that officials said killed at least 21 soldiers. |
| On Thursday, the group claimed responsibility for using a guided missile to destroy an Egyptian naval frigate off the coast of Sinai. | On Thursday, the group claimed responsibility for using a guided missile to destroy an Egyptian naval frigate off the coast of Sinai. |
| Separately, on Friday, supporters of Mr. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood held small demonstrations around the country after morning prayers. | Separately, on Friday, supporters of Mr. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood held small demonstrations around the country after morning prayers. |
| The government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former general who led the military takeover, has outlawed unauthorized street protests and cracked down on dissent. It has also taken a particularly hard line in its attempt to control Muslim sermons and teaching. | |
| This week, the government ministry that oversees Muslim worship barred a celebrated reader of the Quran, Mohamed Jebril, from leading public prayers after he used an appearance to speak out against tyranny. | This week, the government ministry that oversees Muslim worship barred a celebrated reader of the Quran, Mohamed Jebril, from leading public prayers after he used an appearance to speak out against tyranny. |
| Mr. Jebril did not mention the current Egyptian government, but speaking this week at an important Ramadan evening service at a popular Cairo mosque, he asked God to “protect us from corrupt media, the ignorance of rulers and preachers who lead us astray.” | Mr. Jebril did not mention the current Egyptian government, but speaking this week at an important Ramadan evening service at a popular Cairo mosque, he asked God to “protect us from corrupt media, the ignorance of rulers and preachers who lead us astray.” |
| In response, security officials barred Mr. Jebril from leaving the country and prevented him from boarding a flight to London, the state news media reported on Wednesday. |