(10 Jul 2013)
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++NIGHT SHOTS (early morning)++
1. Wide of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi walking around Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque
2. Mid of protesters having their last meal before the beginning of Ramadan fast
3. Mid of three protesters eating together their last meal before the beginning of Ramadan fast
4. Close up of a protester eating
5. Mid of sandwich stand
6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mohammad Mahmoud, Morsi supporter:
"The most difficult thing is to see a Muslim killed by another Egyptian Muslim. We are starting Ramadan but we don't feel its happiness, how can I feel happy when our brothers were killed?"
7. Wide of protesters praying during pre-dawn prayers
8. Mid of protesters praying during pre-dawn prayers
9. Close up of protesters praying
10. Mid of thousands of protesters praying
11. Wide of thousands of protesters ending their pre-dawn prayer, at Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque
STORYLINE:
Thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who had gathered around Cairo's Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo, held prayers early on Wednesday before daybreak.
Just before the sun rose, protesters ate their last meal ahead of the start of Ramadan fasting.
Ramadan is a month of fasting and prayer observed by Muslims all around the world.
The month of fasting tends to cut down activity during the day, but it was unclear if it would have any effect on the largely nocturnal street rallies in Egypt, and the pro-Morsi camp will likely use the religious festival to rally its base.
Egypt's military-backed interim leader named a new prime minister and won 8 (b) billion US Dollars in promises of aid from wealthy Arab allies in the Gulf on Tuesday in moves aimed at stabilising a political transition less than a week after the army deposed the Islamist president.
The armed forces warned political factions that "manoeuvring" must not hold up its ambitious fast-track timetable for new elections next year.
The sharp message underlined how strongly the military is shepherding the process, even as liberal reform movements that backed its removal of Mohammed Morsi complained that now they are not being consulted in decision-making.
The Muslim Brotherhood denounced the transition plan, vowing to continue its street protests until ousted Morsi, the country's first freely elected president, is returned to power.
The appointment of economist Hazem el-Beblawi as prime minister, along with the setting of the accelerated timetable, underlined the military's determination to push ahead in the face of Islamist opposition and outrage over the killing of more than 50 Morsi supporters on Monday.
The military removed the country's first freely elected president last week after four days of massive protests by millions of Egyptians demanding he go.
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