22 million sign anti-Morsi petition: Egypt opposition

CAIRO, June 29:More than 22 million people have signed a petition in Egypt demanding the departure of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and a snap election, the opposition Tamarod (Arabic for rebellion) group said on Saturday.[break]



"Our petition has gathered 22,134,465 signatures," Tamarod spokesman Mahmud Badr told journalists on the eve of Sunday´s first anniversary of Morsi´s inauguration when it has called for nationwide protests.

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