JHO NEWS WORLD: Egypt Crisis: Army Shoots Morsi Supporters

Friday, 5 July 2013

Egypt Crisis: Army Shoots Morsi Supporters

 
Egyptian troops have opened fire on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi marching in Cairo, killing three people and wounding dozens more.
The shooting came as crowds moved on the Republican Guard headquarters, where Morsi is believed to be held.
Later the Muslim Brotherhood's leader told supporters that protests would continue until Morsi was reinstated.
The army, which removed Morsi on Wednesday after days of unrest, denied shooting live rounds at demonstrators.
However the BBC's Jeremy Bowen at the scene says he saw soldiers fire on the protesters on Friday.
About 2,000 people had marched on the officers' club of the Republican Guard after passionate Friday Prayers at the nearby Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque.
As the crowd grew, got angrier and pushed forward, the troops opened fire - first into the air, then at the crowd, our correspondent reports.
One man fell to the ground with blood on his clothes, says our correspondent - who was himself lightly wounded in the head by shotgun pellets.
Three people were killed and 69 injured in the shooting, the head of Cairo's emergency services said.
The Muslim Brotherhood's supreme leader, Mohammed Badie, addressed protesters near Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque.
"We shall stay in the squares until we bring President Morsi back to power," he told a cheering crowd. Badie also denied reports that he had been arrested on Thursday.
Thousands of supporters of Morsi have been rallying in Cairo and other cities to demand his reinstatement.
In Qina in the south, security forces opened fire on protesters trying to storm a security building. At least two people were injured.
Shots have also been fired in Alexandria in the north, Egypt's second-largest city.
Meanwhile the Tamarod [Rebel] movement - which organised recent protests calling for Morsi to stand down - on Friday urged supporters to take to the streets again to "protect the revolution".
Tamarod and other anti-Morsi forces accuse Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood - to which he belongs - of pursuing an Islamist agenda against the wishes of the majority, and of failing to tackle economic problems.

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