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Egypt crisis: 'Scores killed' at Cairo protest | |
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More than 100 people are reported to have been killed in Cairo at a protest held by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. | |
Running battles are taking place around the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque and there is blood on the streets, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville at the scene. | Running battles are taking place around the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque and there is blood on the streets, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville at the scene. |
A doctor at a field hospital said more than 1,000 had been injured. | |
Early on Saturday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim vowed to end the sit-in at the mosque. | Early on Saturday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim vowed to end the sit-in at the mosque. |
He said local residents had complained about the encampment and that the protest would be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner". | He said local residents had complained about the encampment and that the protest would be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner". |
Overnight, huge rallies were held by supporters and opponents of Mr Morsi. | Overnight, huge rallies were held by supporters and opponents of Mr Morsi. |
Many thousands occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square in support of the army, which removed Mr Morsi from office earlier this month. | Many thousands occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square in support of the army, which removed Mr Morsi from office earlier this month. |
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had urged people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate for its intervention. | Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had urged people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate for its intervention. |
Our correspondent says automatic gunfire can still be heard and the area around the mosque is being hit by barrages of tear gas. | Our correspondent says automatic gunfire can still be heard and the area around the mosque is being hit by barrages of tear gas. |
Security forces, joined by anti-Morsi demonstrators, appear to be forcing protesters closer to the mosque and ambulances are taking people to nearby hospitals, he adds. | Security forces, joined by anti-Morsi demonstrators, appear to be forcing protesters closer to the mosque and ambulances are taking people to nearby hospitals, he adds. |
Hundreds of people are said to have been injured. | Hundreds of people are said to have been injured. |
Most wounds appear to be from buckshot and CS gas canisters, our correspondent says, but there are reports of live fire. | Most wounds appear to be from buckshot and CS gas canisters, our correspondent says, but there are reports of live fire. |
Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad told Reuters news agency: "They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill." | |
There has also been violence in Egypt's second city of Alexandria, where at least 10 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions. | There has also been violence in Egypt's second city of Alexandria, where at least 10 people have been killed in clashes between rival factions. |
Morsi charged | Morsi charged |
Since Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted on 3 July, dozens of people have died in violent protests. | Since Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted on 3 July, dozens of people have died in violent protests. |
Mr Morsi has now been formally accused of conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip and has strong links with the Muslim Brotherhood. | Mr Morsi has now been formally accused of conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip and has strong links with the Muslim Brotherhood. |
He is alleged to have plotted attacks on jails in the 2011 uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. | He is alleged to have plotted attacks on jails in the 2011 uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. |
Mr Morsi and several Muslim Brotherhood leaders were freed during a breakout at a Cairo prison in January 2011. | Mr Morsi and several Muslim Brotherhood leaders were freed during a breakout at a Cairo prison in January 2011. |
Mr Morsi is to be questioned for an initial 15-day period, a judicial order said. | Mr Morsi is to be questioned for an initial 15-day period, a judicial order said. |
The order issued on Friday was the first official statement on Mr Morsi's legal status since he was overthrown and placed in custody at an undisclosed location. | The order issued on Friday was the first official statement on Mr Morsi's legal status since he was overthrown and placed in custody at an undisclosed location. |