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 riot police officer runs during clashes with 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/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Riot police gather during clashes with members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, around Cairo University and Nahdet Misr Square, where they are camping in Giza, south of Cairo August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Egypt govt urges Mursi supporters to "listen to reason"
CAIRO - The Egyptian government urged supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi to "listen to the voice of reason" and halt violence on Wednesday, praising the security forces for showing self restraint while breaking up their protest camps in Cairo.
In a statement, the government said it would press ahead with implementing an army-backed political transition plan in "a way that strives not to exclude any party from participation".
It urged the protesters not to resist the authorities, adding that Muslim Brotherhood leaders must stop inciting violence.
"The government holds these leaders fully responsible for any spilt blood, and for all the rioting and violence going on," the statement added.
(Reporting by Cairo newsroom; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Toby Chopra) -
Security forces have arrested senior Brotherhood politician Mohamed El-Beltagi, security officials say.
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More detail on the Turkish President's comments:
Turkish President says Egypt crackdown 'completely unacceptable'
ANKARA - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday an armed intervention by Egyptian security forces against protesters in Cairo supporting ousted president Mohamed Mursi was "completely unacceptable".
"Armed intervention on civilians, on people demonstrating ... This is completely unacceptable," Gul told reporters in the capital Ankara.
Turkey has emerged as one of the fiercest international critics of what it has called an "unacceptable coup" after Egypt's military ousted the elected Mursi. (Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathon Burch; Editing by Nick Tattersall, John Stonestreet) -
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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Qatar strongly condemns Egyptian security forces' attack on Muslim Brotherhood supporters, the state news agency says.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has issued a statement calling the U.N. Security Council and the Arab League to act to stop "massacre" in Egypt.
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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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Mapping Rabaa al-Adawiya's pro-Morsi sit-in http://t.co/9j9tqlpAjf
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 14, 2013 -
There is shortly an end to the brutalities is our faith and In Sha Allah Gen Sissi alongwith his accomplices anti mulim forces will have to respond for their uncivilized,uncultured and unethical actions. -
The exact "massacre" quote from the Erdogan statement is:
"The international community, especially the U.N. Security Council and the Arab League, must act immediately to stop this massacre". -
Regarding the El-Beltagi arrest reported by security officials, sources say the senior Brotherhood politician was arrested near the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp after security forces raided the area.
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At least nine people have been killed in Fayoum province after clashes Mursi supporters and police, according to a hospital official.
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Iran's foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the violence, saying it increases the likelihood of civil war, and urging dialogue.
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Some more detail on the comments from Qatar, which was a strong backer of ousted Islamist President Mursi's Brotherhood government:
The state news agency QNA has quoted a foreign ministry official as urging Egyptian authorities to "refrain from the security option in dealing with peaceful protests, and to preserve the lives of Egyptians at protest sites". -
A media crew is seen next to riot police during clashes with members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, around Cairo University and Nahdet Misr Square, where they are camping in Giza, south of Cairo August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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.@WillyHamdy That was a tweet quoted from @Sarhan_36s in full. Those were not my words. Thanksby Abigail Hauslohner via twitter 8/14/2013 11:55:39 AM -
RT @AJELive #Egypt photo: Woman tries to stop military bulldozer http://t.co/Xats28Gwyj pic.twitter.com/ZiDknow6Wp
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) August 14, 2013 -
More from Iran's foreign ministry statement:
"[Iran], while denouncing the violent clashes and condemning the killing of people, expresses its deep concern regarding the horrible consequences."
"Undoubtedly the current approach to developments in Egypt strengthens the likelihood of civil war in this great Islamic country." -
More detail also on the fighting in Fayoum province, south of Cairo:
The hospital official cited earlier is Saad Kamel, head of the morgue at Fayoum general hospital, says the death toll following fighting at police stations between Mursi supporters and security forces has killed at least nine people.
Witnesses say that Mursi supporters attacked at least two police stations in Fayoum, setting fire to police vehicles outside one, and that there were clashes outside the provincial governor's offices. -
"Egypt is now largely an ungovernable country that subsists on generous foreign handouts," - writes Barak Barfi. http://t.co/aWwlv0bTVB
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) August 14, 2013 -
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
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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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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.
At least 43 Palestinians killed as Israel maintains pressure on Gaza
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