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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 34 people have been killed in a shooting incident in Cairo, say officials and the Muslim Brotherhood, amid continuing unrest over the removal of President Mohammed Morsi. | |
The Brotherhood says its members were fired on while they were holding a sit-in at a Presidential Guard barracks. | |
The army said a "terrorist group" had tried to storm the barracks. | |
Mr Morsi, Egypt's first Islamist president, was ousted by the army on Wednesday after mass protests. | Mr Morsi, Egypt's first Islamist president, was ousted by the army on Wednesday after mass protests. |
Dozens of people have been killed since the unrest began last weekend. | Dozens of people have been killed since the unrest began last weekend. |
Mr Morsi is believed to be held at the Presidential Guard Club, in the eastern Nasr City district of the capital. | |
His supporters - many of them members of the Muslim Brotherhood - have been staging a sit-in there since late last week 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 Monday morning's incident as a "massacre". | |
'Weapons seized' | 'Weapons seized' |
The Muslim Brotherhood, the movement Mr Morsi comes from, said the army raided the sit-in at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) as many of the protesters were performing dawn prayers. | The Muslim Brotherhood, the movement Mr Morsi comes from, said the army raided the sit-in at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) as many of the 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. |
Mahmud al-Shilli told the 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. |
But in a statement read on state media, the army blamed the shooting on "an armed terrorist group" which 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. | |
The statement said some 200 people had been arrested and were found to have large amounts of weapons, ammunition and petrol bombs. | The statement said some 200 people had been arrested and were found to have large amounts of weapons, ammunition and petrol bombs. |
Cable television channels in Egypt broadcast images of dead and injured people being taken to the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, where Brotherhood supporters have been based. | |
The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says that despite the conflicting reports, it is clear that blood has been shed, which will aggravate an already critical situation. | |
The withdrawal of the Nour party will also set back efforts to appoint a new prime minister, our correspondent adds. | |
Party spokesman Nadder Bakkar said Nour had "decided to withdraw immediately from all negotiations in response to the massacre". | Party spokesman Nadder Bakkar said Nour 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 been wary of the Muslim Brotherhood becoming isolated. | |
It had blocked the appointment of two potential prime ministers it thought would not include the movement in the political process. | |
Mr Morsi 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. | On Sunday, tens of thousands of both supporters and opponents of Mr Morsi rallied in many Egyptian cities. |
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