Egyptian supporters of the April 6 movement light flares while shouting slogans against the president and the Muslim brotherhood during a demonstration outside the Superior Court building in Cairo on April 6, 2013. (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)

Security forces used teargas after crowds tried to breach the Egyptian High Court building in Cairo, during a rally to mark the 6th of April anniversary in Cairo. Reports say mass rallies quickly turned sour, leading to injured protesters.

Thousands of protesters have joined the Cairo rally marking the birth of the 6 April movement, whilst also expressing their “dissent” against Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi’s latest moves.

The annual march which began in a jubilant mood, in Giza’s Mohandeseen neighborhood, south of the capital, grew tense after reaching the prosecutor-general’s office in downtown Cairo.

According to Ahram Online, a number of protesters started banging on the doors of the High Court, where the prosecutor-general’s office is located, whilst some hurled fireworks at the building’s windows. The High Court security retaliated by firing “huge volleys of teargas” from inside the building.

Police arriving at the scene also employed teargas, as well as armored vehicles, to separate the crowds of protesters from the High Court building and block the nearest street intersection.

Several people have reportedly been injured in the resulting havoc, and dozens of ambulances have been deployed. No numbers of injured have yet been released by the Egyptian Ministry of Health.

An Egyptian supporter of the April 6 movement is carried by protesters as he shouts slogans against the president and the Muslim brotherhood during a demonstration outside the Superior Court building in Cairo on April 6, 2013. (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)

Source: RT