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| Egypt crisis: 'Scores killed' at Cairo protest | 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 being held by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. | |
| A doctor at a field hospital close to the protest at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque told the BBC that more than 1,000 people had also been injured. | |
| The health ministry put the death toll at 20, with 177 wounded. | |
| Both pro- and anti-Morsi supporters had been holding huge protests overnight in the capital. | |
| 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. |
| It is not clear whether the clashes around the mosque represented a concerted effort by the security forces to clear the area. | It is not clear whether the clashes around the mosque represented a concerted effort by the security forces to clear the area. |
| Early on Saturday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim had vowed to end the sit-in at the mosque. | Early on Saturday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim had 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". |
| The minister said the prosecutor would issue an order, but this has yet to happen. | The minister said the prosecutor would issue an order, but this has yet to happen. |
| Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters remain camped in the protest zone. | Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters remain camped in the protest zone. |
| It appears the violence began after some of the supporters tried to block a main road in the area overnight and security forces responded. | It appears the violence began after some of the supporters tried to block a main road in the area overnight and security forces responded. |
| State news agency Mena quoted a security official as saying that live fire had not been used, only tear gas. | State news agency Mena quoted a security official as saying that live fire had not been used, only tear gas. |
| The official said security forces had been trying to stop fighting between rival sides and that eight security personnel had been injured. | The official said security forces had been trying to stop fighting between rival sides and that eight security personnel had been injured. |
| But Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad told Reuters news agency: "They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill." | But Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad told Reuters news agency: "They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill." |
| A senior Brotherhood politician, Saad el-Hosseini, told the agency that this was an attempt by security forces to clear the mosque area. | A senior Brotherhood politician, Saad el-Hosseini, told the agency that this was an attempt by security forces to clear the mosque area. |
| "I have been trying to make the youth withdraw for five hours. I can't. They are saying they have paid with their blood and they do not want to retreat," he said. | "I have been trying to make the youth withdraw for five hours. I can't. They are saying they have paid with their blood and they do not want to retreat," he said. |
| Our correspondent says the pro-Morsi supporters are furious about the role the military is taking, and in particular Gen Sisi, who they say is killing Egyptians. | Our correspondent says the pro-Morsi supporters are furious about the role the military is taking, and in particular Gen Sisi, who they say is killing Egyptians. |
| 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. |
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