Violence as Egypt marks 40th anniversary of October 6 war
1/16People gather in Tahrir square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
People gather in Tahrir square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![People gather in Tahrir square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
2/16People gather in Tahrir square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
People gather in Tahrir square to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![A man carries a poster of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, calling for his trial as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
3/16A man carries a poster of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, calling for his trial as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
A man carries a poster of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, calling for his trial as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![A police officer searches a supporter of Egypt's military after he passed through a metal detector at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
4/16A police officer searches a supporter of Egypt's military after he passed through a metal detector at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
A police officer searches a supporter of Egypt's military after he passed through a metal detector at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)]()
5/16Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, in Cairo
Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)REUTERS![A boy plays at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)]()
6/16A boy plays at the tomb of late President Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, in Cairo
A boy plays at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY ANNIVERSARY)REUTERS![Supporters of the army hold posters of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as they protest against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at Sadat's tomb, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
7/16Supporters of the army hold posters of late Egyptian President Sadat as they protest against ousted Islamist President Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo
Supporters of the army hold posters of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as they protest against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at Sadat's tomb, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![A man holds a poster Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
8/16A man holds a poster Army Chief Sisi at the tomb of late Egyptian President Sadat, in Cairo
A man holds a poster Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![Jehan Sadat, the widow of late President Anwar Sadat (3rd R), and his son Gamal al-Sadat (2nd R) pay their respects at Sadat's tomb during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
9/16The widow and son of late President Anwar Sadat pay their respects at his tomb in Cairo
Jehan Sadat, the widow of late President Anwar Sadat (3rd R), and his son Gamal al-Sadat (2nd R) pay their respects at Sadat's tomb during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![Posters of Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are seen as supporters of the army protest against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
10/16Posters of Army Chief Sisi are seen as supporters of the army protest against ousted Islamist President Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo
Posters of Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are seen as supporters of the army protest against ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood at the tomb of late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
11/16Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, in Cairo
Members of the army walk at the tomb of late President Anwar Sadat during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![Gamal al-Sadat (R), son of late President Anwar Sadat, shakes hands with people and supporters of the army at his father's tomb, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]()
12/16The son of late President Anwar Sadat shakes hands with people and supporters of the army at his father's tomb in Cairo
Gamal al-Sadat (R), son of late President Anwar Sadat, shakes hands with people and supporters of the army at his father's tomb, during the 40th anniversary of Egypt's attack on Israeli forces in the 1973 war, at Cairo's Nasr City district, October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters![People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
13/16People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
14/16People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
15/16People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
People chant pro-military slogans in Tahrir square as they celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS![A police officer searches purses belonging to supporters of Egypt's military at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)]()
16/16A police officer searches purses belonging to supporters of Egypt's military at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo
A police officer searches purses belonging to supporters of Egypt's military at an entrance to Tahrir square as people gathered to celebrate the anniversary of an attack on Israeli forces during the 1973 war, in Cairo October 6, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)REUTERS
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Clashes erupt as the country celebrates the 40th anniversary of an Egyptian attack on Israeli forces.
