Egypt Unrest
Latest updates on the political upheaval in Egypt.
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EU calls for restraint from Egyptian authorities
BRUSSELS - The European Union said on Wednesday that reports that protesters had been killed in a security force crackdown were "extremely worrying" and called for restraint from Egyptian authorities.
Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they cleared a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, his Muslim Brotherhood movement said. Two members of the Egyptian security forces were shot dead, the state news agency reported.
"The reports of deaths and injuries are extremely worrying," Michael Mann, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said. "We reiterate that violence won't lead to any solution and we urge the Egyptian authorities to proceed with utmost restraint."
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Learn more about the protest camp at the square near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque through this BBC graphic: Protest camp: Rabaa al-Adawiya.
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Turkish President says armed intervention against civilians in Egypt is "completely unacceptable".
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A man just died in front of us shot in the chest with a bullet. Paramedics tried to revive him by Rabaa sit-inby Bel Trew - بل ترو via twitter 8/14/2013 12:27:36 PM -
Riot police stand guard after clearing the area of members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, at Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Egyptian-American Mohamed Soltan of anti-coup coalition (@soltanlife) just called-- says he was shot in the arm. #Egypt #Rabaaby Abigail Hauslohner via twitter 8/14/2013 12:30:56 PM -
Riot police clear the area of members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, at Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
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At #Rabaa MT @azortiz Only functioning entrance/exit 2 field hospital across alley covrd by govt snipers, shooting at ppl trying to crossby Abigail Hauslohner via twitter 8/14/2013 12:32:07 PM
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Riot police clear the area of members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, at Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer
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RT @shadihamid: Meanwhile, 25 governors sworn in today in #Egypt. 15 army generals. 2 from police. If there was any doubt, pretty clear whe…by Steve Negus via twitter 8/14/2013 12:36:28 PM -
Inside Rabaa, the gunfire was continuous. People running through live ammo to get to the field hospital. Lots of women&kids sitting on sideby Bel Trew - بل ترو via twitter 8/14/2013 12:36:42 PM
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Five people have been killed in Suez, a medical official says, following an attempt by Mursi supporters to storm government buildings.
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Paramedic told us in his car 4 died and 150 injured, as he spoke to us, another guy shot in the chest died in front of us Rabaaby Bel Trew - بل ترو via twitter 8/14/2013 12:39:27 PM
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To get to the field hospital you have to run through a corridor of live ammunition. People carried on stretchers covered in blood in rabaaby Bel Trew - بل ترو via twitter 8/14/2013 12:40:06 PM
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Maybe is just camera angle, but looks like v big crowd on Nasr bridge facing off vs few police at close range. Big potential for many deathsby Steve Negus via twitter 8/14/2013 12:42:48 PM
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Slideshow of today's clashes in Cairo featuring mainly @AFPphoto's brave Egypt snappers: http://t.co/vF5UI1u9a3
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) August 14, 2013 -
Burned bodies, broken barricades: Cairo's crackdown leaves dozens dead http://t.co/zjiMkK81nq
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 14, 2013 -
Complete chaos, the police are attacking Rabaa from all sides, bullets& gas. Can't tell where the bullets are coming from, just keep duckingby Bel Trew - بل ترو via twitter 8/14/2013 12:48:04 PM
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Soltan, a US citizen who has acted as a spox for the anti-Coup alliance based at #Rabaa, said he was shot by live ammo. #Egyptby Abigail Hauslohner via twitter 8/14/2013 12:48:54 PM
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Egypt's state news agency says the death toll in Fayoum has risen to 17.
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The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists today released a special report on press freedom in Egypt:[A] deeply polarized Egyptian press has been battered by an array of repressive tactics, from the legal and physical intimidation of Mohamed Morsi’s tenure to the wide censorship of the new military-backed government.
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REUTERS: Egypt imposes curfew from 7 PM to 6 AM in "a number of provinces." Curfew includes Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez.
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Reuters photographer shot in foot in Cairo
A Reuters photographer was shot in the foot in Cairo on Wednesday while covering an operation by Egyptian security forces to clear protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi.
Asmaa Waguih was receiving treatment for the bullet wound.
Dozens of people were killed across Egypt as security forces clashed with protesters. In Cairo, troops opened fire on demonstrators who had staged a sit-in for the past six weeks.
Among the dead was cameraman Mick Deane, 61, who was working for Britain's Sky News.
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In the field hospital in Rabaa, I counted 37 bodies on just one floor. Every few seconds another wounded person brought in.by LeilaFadel via twitter 8/14/2013 3:07:29 PM -
Aug. 14 - Supporters of the deposed Egyptian president block a street in central Cairo after one protest camp was closed down and another is under siege by security forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Here is a short timeline of events in Egypt since Islamist Mohammed Mursi was toppled by the military. (Reporting by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
July 3 - Egypt's armed forces depose Mursi after huge street protests against his rule. Mursi is sequestered in a Republican Guard barracks after denouncing what he called a "military coup" that stripped him of power a year after he was freely elected.
July 8 - More than 50 people are killed when the army opens fire on Mursi supporters. Protesters say shooting started as they performed morning prayers outside the Cairo barracks where Mursi was believed to be held. The next day Gulf Arab states shower Cairo with $8 billion in aid, showing their support for the interim military-backed government.
July 16 - An interim cabinet of 33 ministers, mostly technocrats and liberals, is sworn in, led by interim head of state Adli Mansour.
July 27 - Security forces shoot dead at least 80 Brotherhood supporters after a day of rival mass rallies.
Aug. 7 - Days of international mediation efforts collapse and the army-installed government repeats its threat to take action against supporters of Mursi.
Aug. 14 - Egypt imposes a month-long state of emergency after 95 people are killed when security forces move in on protesters demanding Mursi's reinstatement. -
REUTERS: White House strongly opposes declaration of state of emergency in Egypt by military leaders.
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Egypt imposes curfew in Cairo, major cities
CAIRO - The Egyptian government on Wednesday imposed a curfew that will last for the next month - or until further notice - in major cities including Cairo and Alexandria.
A government statement said the curfew would run from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. in 11 of Egypt's 27 provinces, including Suez. It followed countrywide clashes between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi and the security forces.
"Whoever violates these orders will be punished with imprisonment," the government said in a statement. Earlier, the presidency declared a one-month state of emergency.
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi throw stones at riot police and the army during clashes around the area of Rabaa Adawiya square where they are camping, in Cairo, August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
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REUTERS: White House urges Egyptian military leaders to respect basic human rights of Egyptian people.
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REUTERS: Death toll from clashes in Egypt province of Fayoum rises to 35 -health ministry official.
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Death toll from raid on Cairo protesters and clashes hits 149
CAIRO - The death toll from a raid on supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, in Cairo and other clashes nationwide has climbed to 149, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
The official MENA news agency also quoted a ministry spokesman as saying 1,403 people were wounded.
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Footage posted to Twitter by the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party in Suez, purports to show snipers shooting from the roof of an administrative building in Suez. (via Storyful)
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Back online. CSF look like they are conducting clean up ops. Groups of youngsters being collared by police in side streets of Nasr Cityby Alastair Beach via twitter 8/14/2013 3:57:38 PM -
REUTERS: ElBaradei says in his resignation letter that there were peaceful options for ending the political crisis.
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Thousands of ppl streaming thru sidestreets around Rabaa after police armed with AKs seized control of hospitalby Alastair Beach via twitter 8/14/2013 3:59:14 PM
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Amnesty International issued a statement urging Egypt's security forces to avoid further bloodshed.
“Promises by the authorities to use lethal methods only as a last resort to disperse protesters appear to have been broken. All too often in the past the Egyptian security forces have used excessive force against demonstrators with catastrophic consequences.”
- Philip Luther, director for the Middle East and North Africa program at Amnesty International. -
Riot police and army personnel take their positions during clashes with members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi around the area of Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo, August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
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Wounded ppl being carried in blankets away from hospital after being forced put by armed police.by Alastair Beach via twitter 8/14/2013 4:04:02 PM
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ElBaradei quits as Egypt vice president in protest at crackdown
CAIRO - Egypt's interim vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned on Wednesday after the security forces violently broke up protest camps set up by supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Mursi.
In a resignation letter to Interim President Adly Mansour, ElBaradei said that "the beneficiaries of what happened today are those who call for violence, terrorism and the most extreme groups".
"As you know, I saw that there were peaceful ways to end this clash in society, there were proposed and acceptable solutions for beginnings that would take us to national consensus," he wrote.
"It has become difficult for me to continue bearing responsibility for decisions that I do not agree with and whose consequences I fear. I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood."
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More than 100 people have been killed -- many with gunshot wounds to the head -- after Egyptian forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Footage posted by local agency Moheet TV purports to show clashes in Giza today. Warning: contains graphic content.
(via Storyful)
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