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343 killed in Egypt's clashes: Interior Ministry
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At least 343 people were killed in the clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the security troops that dispersed on Wednesday two pro- Morsi sit-in sites in the country, the Interior Ministry said today.
Riot police yesterday swept in with armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other cities.
The interim government declared a monthlong state of emergency, ordering the armed forces to support the police in efforts to restore law and order and protect state facilities. A nighttime curfew for Cairo and 10 provinces was put into effect.
A cameraman for British broadcaster Sky News and a Dubai-based newspaper reporter were killed during yesterday’s violence, their employers said.
Clashes also broke out elsewhere in the capital and other provinces across Egypt, injuring more than 2,000 people nationwide, as Islamist anger spread over the crackdown on the six-week-old sit-ins of Morsi supporters. Police stations, government buildings and Coptic Christian churches were attacked or set ablaze. Smoke clogged the sky above Cairo and fires smoldered on the streets.
The smaller camp was cleared relatively quickly, but clashes continued at the main site near the mosque that has served as the epicenter of the pro-Morsi campaign.
The assault came after days of warnings by the military-backed interim administration that replaced Morsi after he was ousted in a July 3 coup.
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