Egypt: dozens dead as army opens fire on sit-in of Morsi supporters
Dozens of people have been killed after the army opened fire on a sit-in staged by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo
"The death toll is 42 dead and 322 wounded," Ahmed al-Ansari, the
deputy head of emergency services, told AFP.
A spokesman from Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, Mourad Ali, and a witness at the
scene said military forces opened fire at dawn on the protesters outside the
Republican Guard building. The different accounts could not be reconciled.
Satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera showed footage from a nearby field hospital
of at least six dead bodies laid out on the ground, some with severe wounds.
A medic from the area, Hesham Agami, said ambulances were unable to
transport more than 200 wounded to hospitals because the military had
blocked off the roads.
Al-Shaimaa Younes, who was at the sit-in, said military troops and police
forces opened fire on the protesters during early morning prayers. "They
opened fire with live ammunition and lobbed tear gas," she said by
telephone. "There was panic and people started running. I saw people
fall."
Women and children had been among the protesters, she said.
اتقوا الله ياشعب مصر فى جيشكم , وجنودكم فهم خير جنزد الارض .. ولا تسعوا فى الارض فسادا وتتحاملوا على الجيش لمحاوله جرة , فأنتم يامن تحاولون الوقيعه قد حباكم الله بغباء متناهى , وسوف يقتص الله منكم ويجعلكم عبرة لمن يعتبر, حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل فيكم يامن تشهروا بجيش مصر ..... حما الله مصر من شركم , وشر رصد وان كنت لا اعترف بها لانها شبكه غير معلومه وتحمل كل العداء للاستقرار , اللهم اجعل هذا البلد امنا مطمئنا سخاء ورخاء , وسائر بلاد المسلمين......كل عام وحضراتكم بخير
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