Military 'Heroes' Bore the Unbearable Amid Plot to Destroy Egypt: SCAF

Major General Adel Emara describes the army soldiers who have been facing protesters in downtown, Cairo, over the past three days as “heroes.”

Adel Emara, deputy defence minister and member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), described the soldiers confronting, and attacking, protesters in downtown Cairo over the past three days as "heroes who bore the unbearable’" while dealing with "sabotaging" culprits.

In a press conference Monday in response to the aftermath of a violent crackdown on a three-week long sit-in early Friday morning, Emara also spoke of a "systematic plan to bring Egypt down." 

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[Developed in partnership with Ahram Online.]

 
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