location: Tanta
notes: 2,000 protestors in front of a mosque. Following the protest 27 individuals are arrested, according to the Brotherhood.The protesters were calling for reforming the religious institutions in Egypt, including electing the imam, or prayer leader, of the influential Al-Azhar Mosque. A police official speaking on condition of anonymity said only 20 were arrested in Gharbiya and that 16 others were detained in the southern city of Assuit. Discrepancy between the two reported numbers of arrested individuals.
target_text: location: Tanta, fatalities: 0