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Emergency in Egypt
Egypt in state of emergency as clashes leave 100 dead - More than 100dead after Egypt forces crush protest camps - Egypt on Wednesday declared emergency after nearly 100 people were killed in a bloodbath that ensued when security forces, backed by bulldozers and armoured vehicles, stormed two camps occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi. The nationwide state of emergency will be in force from 4:00 pm (local time), the presidency said in a statement read out on state television.
Over 100 killed in crackdown Mursi's supporters
Cairo (PTI): Egypt on Wednesday declared emergency after nearly 100 people were killed in a bloodbath that ensued when security forces, backed by bulldozers and armoured vehicles, stormed two camps occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi. The nationwide state of emergency will be in force from 4:00 pm (local time), the presidency said in a statement read out on state television.
The emergency will be in place for one month. The interior ministry issued a statement earlier saying security forces were taking "necessary measures" against the protesters, who want Mursi reinstated, at the Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque in the east of Cairo and the protest in Nahda Square. Conflicting reports emerged over the number of people killed. Security forces said 95 people have been killed and 758 injured.
However, Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood claimed the death toll was as high as 2,200, with about 10,000 injured. According to the Interior Ministry, 200 people have been arrested, including 50 in the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Nasr City and 150 at the Nahda Square sit-in in Giza.
Live footage from Cairo this morning showed smoke engulfing Nahda Square, which was later completely cleared, and there were reports of tear gas and birdshot being used on supporters of Mursi. Bulldozers were said to have been used to uproot the camps that had been in place after 62-year-old Mursi was ousted by the military on July 3.
