Egyptian forces open fire, move in to clear Cairo protests

Reuters ^ | August 14, 2013 | Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn

[don-o]

(Reuters) - Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they moved in to clear a camp of Cairo protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, his Muslim Brotherhood movement said.

There was no official confirmation of the death toll at Rabaa al-Adawiya, in northeast Cairo, where thousands of Mursi supporters have staged a six-week sit-in that caused the army acute embarrassment since it ousted the elected leader.

A second camp near Cairo University was swiftly cleared in the early morning.

The operation, which suggested that the powerful military had lost patience with persistent protests that were crippling parts of the capital and slowing the political process, began just after dawn with helicopters hovering over the camps.

Gunfire rang out as protesters, among them women and children, fled Rabaa, and clouds of black smoke rose into the air. Armored vehicles moved in beside bulldozers which began clearing tents. One witness saw 15 bodies at a field hospital.

[PoloSec]

Dance like an Egyptian.

[angcat]

Yes thin the Herd. Actually we should be doing this in the USA start in DC!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

(Reuters) - The Egyptian presidency announced a one-month state of emergency across the country on Wednesday and ordered the armed forces to help the Interior Ministry enforce security.

The announcement made on state TV.

[don-o]

Yes thin the Herd.

The problem is, they won't sit still for the thinning. Instead they will turn to thinning projects of their own - specifically, Christians and Jews.

[don-o]

15.59 Egypt has declared a curfew in Cairo and several other provinces, according to AFP.

[don-o]

Stern words from WH press briefing: “Will hold interim government accountable.”

THERE you go!

[don-o]

Olivier Knox ‏@OKnox 2m WH spox @jearnest44 says he can't say whether bloody #Egypt crackdown was a surprise to Obama Admin, or got heads-up.

[don-o]

Andrew Katz ‏@katz 5m Oof RT @londonoe While we await White House reax to #Egypt bloodshed, pool report indicates president is back at Vineyard Golf Club today.

[don-o]

Brian Hughes ‏@BrianHughesDC 9m WH's Earnest compares GOP complaining about Obamacare to A-Rod complaining about MLB's drug-testing.

[don-o]

WhiteHousePressCorps ‏@whpresscorps 11m RT @jbendery: Q: Will DOJ investigate rodeo clown? Earnest: Whut. Ask DOJ.

[don-o]

16.38 Egyptian state TV claims pro-Morsi protesters have shot dead four officers at a police station, according to Reuters.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

“At the same time, reports are coming in from other areas in Egypt that brotherhood supporters have started attacking Christians and burning churches.”

And this differs from yesterday how?

[little jeremiah]

Current thread on the Live Egypt thread. Fast moving.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3039526/posts?page=3042

I posted link and excerpt from this thread over there.

[don-o]

Is that thread as full of snark as it was last time I looked at it?

[Rebelbase]

“May be the beginning of prolonged open civil conflict.”

Oh, goody! We get to send in NATO.

[little jeremiah]

Avoiding that thread due to slight personal differences means not getting good up to date info that cannot be found elsewhere.

Your choice....

[little jeremiah]

ETA - Reuters is propaganda. Facts are found on the Live thread due to translations direct from Egypt found there and at 2 people dedicated to following this unfolding situation for weeks, from many sources.

I would forget any small slight differences, if I were you.

[don-o]

I’ll live.

[Dave346]

Apparently VP Mohamed ElBaradei has resigned in protest of the crackdown. Elarardei was head of the IAEA for 3 terms (in clear violation of the UN’s own rules limiting the position to 2 terms) and spent that time defending Iraq and Iran at every turn.

[Lady Jag]

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