A supporter of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi wears a T-shirt with a picture of Mursi, during protest around Raba El-Adwyia mosque square in Cairo June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gathered in Cairo after Friday prayers to show support for the elected head of state before protests that his opponents hope can force him from office.
Crowds converged on a mosque in the suburb of Nasr City, many waving the national flag, some carrying pictures of the bearded president, in what is intended to demonstrate the Islamists' strength of numbers ahead of the opposition rallies set for June 30, the first anniversary of Mursi's inauguration.
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