An Egyptian television host on CBC satellite channel has claimed that Internet in Egypt could be cut on Thursday.
Khairy Ramadan on CBC said that he has sources within the Internet Service Provider TE Data that they would be cutting off Internet service on Thursday.
TE Data on the micro-blogging site Twitter has denied that this would happen.
During the 18 days of uprising in January and February, the government of deposed President Hosni Mubarak shut off the Internet and mobile services for three days in a black-out that left the country cut off from the outside world.
Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi violently attacked and threw out protesters who had gathered by the presidential palace on Wednesday, taking down their tents.
Activists have reported at least one member of the Revolutionary Socialists has been killed after being brutally attacked by a Brotherhood supporter. His body is in the Demerdash Hospital.
The president’s opponents had announced a sit-in on Tuesday against a constitutional decree issued by Morsi and a draft constitution written by an Islamist-dominated assembly.
Clashes erupted between opponents and supporters earlier where they hurled stones at each other and chanted opposing slogans.
The violence continues into Tuesday evening, in what activists have described to Bikyamasr.com as “sad,” “shocking” and “unbelievable.”
The Brotherhood supporters were heard screaming “Allah Akbar” as they rushed forward in wave after wave of attack against the protesters against Morsi.
The Brotherhood has said at least one of their members has been killed.