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14 Aug 2013

Egyptian police kill at least 30 in protest crackdown: Brotherhood

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Local resident throws stones towards supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi during clashes in central CairoCAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday clearing a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood said. There was no immediate official confirmation of the deaths at Rabaa al-Adawiya, where thousands of Mursi supporters who have been gathered for six weeks awoke to an army operation and police helicopters circling the site. One witness said he saw 15 bodies at a field hospital beside the camp where bulldozers cleared the protesters' tents. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-police-move-against-pro-mursi-sit-ins-054010053.html