Follow RT's LIVE UPDATES. 42 protesters have been killed, including children in the overnight clashes, Egypt’s state TV reported. A spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood said at least 37 of its members have been killed, with as many as 500 injured. There are still conflicting reports as to what started the clashes with eyewitnesses saying that were fired on and army insisting they were attacked. Following the deadly clashes Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called for an uprising against those who try to “steal the revolution with tanks”, Reuters quoted the organization as saying. It asked "the international community and international groups and all the free people of the world to intervene to stop further massacres ... and prevent a new Syria in the Arab world." As protests continue, the army has reportedly been shooting into the air, as crowds of demonstrators tried to make it to the sit-in protests at Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Nasr City. RT’s Paula Slier reported that protesters are being pushed back with “tear gas and batons”. Brotherhood just told me 37 dead including children, army say one soldier dead on my way to republican HQ to try &verify anything #egypt — Bel Trew - بل ترو (@Beltrew) July 8, 2013 Members of the Freedom and Justice Party, of which Morsi is the leader, and the Muslim Brotherhood had gathered in various parts of Cairo in recent days in a display of support for Morsi who was ousted by the military on July 3rd following mass demonstrations calling for his removal. #El-Beltagy, a #MuslimBrotherhood MP, says it was a "massacre" - police stormed sit-in during dawn prayers — PaulaSlier_RT (@PaulaSlier_RT) July 8, 2013 A stand off has emerged between the supporters and opponents of Morsi over who is the legitimate leader of this predominantly Arab country of over 84 million people. Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad told Al Jazeera that the Egyptian army and police began firing at sit-in protesters by the Republican Guard building in Cairo around 3:30 am local time. At the same time Egyptian military officials said that gunmen killed at least five Morsi supporters when a group tried to storm a military building in Cairo. Reportedly 200 people were arrested after a “terrorist group” tried to storm Republican Guard facility. One officer was killed and several wounded during the attack. Photo MT @AnEyeonEgypt: Some detained by military & police forces after the attack on #RepGuard. #Egypt pic.twitter.com/znLY4k6uVZ — Lucy Kafanov (@LucyKafanov) July 8, 2013 "I saw with my own eyes the people who they shot at," said one protester, as quoted by Agence France Presse. The witness said that several people had been injured. Another protester said the security forces fired guns into the air and discharged several tear gas grenades. "They wanted to disperse the protesters" who were determined to hold an indefinite sit-in, according to the protester. Protestors still trapped at #RepGuard HQ & some r taking refuge at nearby mosque. #Police_State #Military_Coup #Egypt — Gehad El-Haddad (@gelhaddad) July 8, 2013 The dead and injured were being transferred to a makeshift hospital in Nasr city, RT’s Paula Slier reported. On Friday in the same place, four Islamists were shot dead by troops. Egypt's first democratically elected leader, Morsi lasted just a year in power. … Read More
↧