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Egypt–URGENT: THE BBC REPORTS , SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON THE CROWD

According to the BBC, the Egyptian military opened fire on the crowd today in Cairo:

The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen at the scene says he saw soldiers fire on the protesters.

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.

Aleem Maqbool reports on a tense stand-off between the army and Morsi supporters

As the crowd grew, got angrier and pushed forward, the troops opened fire – first into the air, then at the crowd, our correspondent reports.

Here is the link for the rest of the article: Egypt unrest: Morsi marchers die as army fires

  1. Loren
    July 9, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Please continue your coverage of the events in Egypt. I am so f…g tired of the media and the pseudo democrats and liberals that we read here and there on the web. They like democracy only when their side wins.

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