Egypt’s factions divided over Jan. 25 celebrations

The political powers in Egypt are divided over whether to celebrate the anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, but they all expect bloodshed.
Riot police stand guard in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building, which includes police and state security, after a bomb attack in downtown Cairo, January 24, 2014. A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up in the parking lot of a top security compound in central Cairo on Friday, killing at least four people in one of the most high-profile attacks on the state in months, security sources said. Yellow barrier tape reads, "Do not approach criminal lab". REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT -
Riot police stand guard in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building, which includes police and state security, after a bomb attack in downtown Cairo, Jan. 24, 2014. The yellow barrier tape reads, "Do not approach criminal lab." - REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Bombs exploded across Cairo  on Jan. 24 in advance of a day many expected to be bloody reminder of Egypt’s fractured political landscape. As the country approaches the third anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, Egypt’s political forces are split among those who plan to celebrate, those who will demonstrate, and those who plan to boycott. The occasion provides an opportunity to compare the positions of Egyptian parties today and over the past two years toward celebrating the revolution.

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