Morsi loyalists converge on al-Adawiya for 'martyrs' mass protest

Loyalists of ousted president Mohammad Morsi are converging on Rabaa Al-Adawiya square in the Cairo district of Nasr City to join the “martyr” mass demonstration mourning the tens of supporters killed outside the nearby Republican Guards compound a day earlier. Popular committees organized by loyalists check the IDs of everyone going into the square as a security precaution. Small groups of supporters march through the different areas of the square to raise morale. The National Front for the Defense of Legitimacy, a coalition of largely Islamic parties, has called for mass protests Tuesday to mourn those killed outside the Republican Guard HQ. At least 51 pro-Morsi supporters were killed and hundreds wounded outside the Republican Guards headquarters in the early Monday morning. The Muslim Brotherhood accuses security forces of opening fire at its supporters while performing the morning prayer. But the army and the police insist that protesters attacked the vicinity of the Republican Guards headquarters and troops standing guard, killing two police officers and one army officer. Interim President Adly Mansour has ordered the formation of a judicial committee to investigate the tragic events.