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| Egypt unrest: Morsi supporters shot dead in Cairo | Egypt unrest: Morsi supporters shot dead in Cairo |
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| At least 40 people have been killed in a shooting incident in Cairo, amid ongoing unrest over the removal of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi. | |
| The Muslim Brotherhood says its members were fired on outside a barracks where they believe he is being held, during a sit-in demanding his reinstatement. | |
| However the army said a "terrorist group" had tried to storm the barracks. | |
| Mr Morsi, an Islamist and Egypt's first freely elected leader, was ousted by the army last week after mass protests. | |
| Scores of people have been killed since the unrest began last weekend. | Scores of people have been killed since the unrest began last weekend. |
| Mr Morsi is believed to be detained at the Presidential Guard Club, in the eastern Nasr City district of the capital. | |
| His supporters - many of them members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement he comes from - have been staging a sit-in there demanding his reinstatement. | His supporters - many of them members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement he comes from - have been staging a sit-in there demanding his reinstatement. |
| After Monday morning's violence, the hardline Salafist Nour party - which had supported Mr Morsi's removal - said it was withdrawing from talks to choose an interim prime minister, describing the shooting incident as a "massacre". | After Monday morning's violence, the hardline Salafist Nour party - which had supported Mr Morsi's removal - said it was withdrawing from talks to choose an interim prime minister, describing the shooting incident as a "massacre". |
| 'Weapons seized' | 'Weapons seized' |
| Both the Brotherhood and the Egyptian health ministry said at least 40 people had been killed, including an army officer. Some 300 people were reported to be wounded. | |
| TV channels broadcast images of dead and injured people being taken to a makeshift hospital in the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, where Brotherhood supporters have been based. | TV channels broadcast images of dead and injured people being taken to a makeshift hospital in the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, where Brotherhood supporters have been based. |
| But there were conflicting reports over how the violence unfolded. | But there were conflicting reports over how the violence unfolded. |
| The Muslim Brotherhood said the army had raided its sit-in at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) as protesters were performing dawn prayers. | The Muslim Brotherhood said the army had raided its sit-in at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) as protesters were performing dawn prayers. |
| "The protesters were taken unawares and the troops used live ammunition, bird shot and tear gas," protester Alaa el-Hadidi told the BBC. | "The protesters were taken unawares and the troops used live ammunition, bird shot and tear gas," protester Alaa el-Hadidi told the BBC. |
| Another protester, Mahmud al-Shilli, told AFP news agency that troops had used tear gas but that a group of men in civilian clothing had then opened fire. | Another protester, Mahmud al-Shilli, told AFP news agency that troops had used tear gas but that a group of men in civilian clothing had then opened fire. |
| "The thugs came from the side. We were the target," he told AFP. | "The thugs came from the side. We were the target," he told AFP. |
| The Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing - which took nearly half the seats in last year's historic election - called on Egyptian's to stage an "uprising" in response to the incident, against "those trying to steal their revolution with tanks". | The Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood's political wing - which took nearly half the seats in last year's historic election - called on Egyptian's to stage an "uprising" in response to the incident, against "those trying to steal their revolution with tanks". |
| It also urged "the international community and international groups and all the free people of the world to intervene to stop further massacres" and to stop Egypt becoming "a new Syria". | It also urged "the international community and international groups and all the free people of the world to intervene to stop further massacres" and to stop Egypt becoming "a new Syria". |
| But in a statement read on state media, the army blamed the shooting on "an armed terrorist group" that had tried to storm the barracks. | But in a statement read on state media, the army blamed the shooting on "an armed terrorist group" that had tried to storm the barracks. |
| It said an army officer was among those killed and that a number of others were wounded, some critically. | It said an army officer was among those killed and that a number of others were wounded, some critically. |
| The statement said some 200 people had been arrested and were found to have weapons, ammunition and petrol bombs. | The statement said some 200 people had been arrested and were found to have weapons, ammunition and petrol bombs. |
| The army later said two soldier had been kidnapped by Morsi supporters. | |
| It said that in two separate instances, men armed with guns and knives had forced the soldiers into vehicles. | |
| Political setback | |
| Mr Morsi was ousted on Wednesday by the military, which said it was responding to the demands of the people. | |
| Protesters had been demanding that Mr Morsi step down, saying he had failed to tackle Egypt's economic problems and was becoming increasingly authoritarian. | |
| He was replaced on Thursday by Adly Mansour - the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court. He has pledged to hold elections soon, but has as yet given no date for them. | |
| The army has insisted it does not want to remain in power. | |
| On Sunday, tens of thousands of both supporters and opponents of Mr Morsi rallied in many Egyptian cities. | |
| The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says that despite the conflicting reports about Monday's violence, it is clear that blood has been shed, which will aggravate an already critical situation. | |
| The withdrawal of the ultra-conservative Nour party from the political transition talks will also set back efforts to appoint a new prime minister, our correspondent adds. | The withdrawal of the ultra-conservative Nour party from the political transition talks will also set back efforts to appoint a new prime minister, our correspondent adds. |
| Party spokesman Nadder Bakkar said it had "decided to withdraw immediately from all negotiations in response to the massacre". | Party spokesman Nadder Bakkar said it had "decided to withdraw immediately from all negotiations in response to the massacre". |
| Though the Islamist party had backed the army-led "roadmap" to new elections, it had blocked the appointment of two potential prime ministers because of concerns over the shape of a new constitution. | Though the Islamist party had backed the army-led "roadmap" to new elections, it had blocked the appointment of two potential prime ministers because of concerns over the shape of a new constitution. |
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