For the fifth year respectively, The Egyptian ministry of endowments announced on Wednesday's evening the closure of a shrine attributed to Imam al-Ḥussāyn binʿAlī in conjunction with the celebrations of ʿashūrā’ which began yesterday.

Egyptian security forces stepped up their presence in front of al-Ḥussāyn mosque and pushed a number of recruits in front of the mosque. While, the Cairo security directorate imposed a state of complete control over al-Ḥussāyn square and pushed a number of riot combat cars to secure the area.