A post on the Muslim Brotherhood’s website claimed that Egypt’s new interim president Adli Mansour is secretly Jewish. At least 17 people were killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and opponents. Jihadists attacked a number of security posts in the Sinai. The army denied that a curfew had been instituted for two Sinai towns. The head of the Muslim Brotherhood called on supporters to stay in the streets until Mohammed Morsi ‘returns.’ The army denied that it was arresting people for political purposes. Jihadists raised the black al Qaeda flag at the Arish governorate building. At least five security officers were killed in separate incidents in the town of el Arish.
