Middle East Turmoil

Scenes from the turmoil in Egypt

Protesters Assemble

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Pro-Morsi supporters in Cairo were urged to convene at Ramses Square after Friday prayers. Marches are taking place throughout the country, including in Egypt's second largest city Alexandria, and clashes have been reported in Tanta, Ismaliya and Suez.

Army Mobilize

Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013.
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Egypt's interior minister said the police will use live ammunition on any protesters attacking government buildings or public institutions.

The army has been deployed and the entrances to Tahrir Square - the focus of demonstrations that led to the toppling of president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 - were blocked off by the army.

Day of Rage

An Egyptian takes video of the burning remains of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, in the center of the largest protest camp of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, that was cleared by security forces, in the district of Nasr city, Cairo, Egypt.
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The Muslim Brotherhood called for a "day of anger" across Egypt after Friday prayers, to protest against the ousting of president Mohammad Morsi and the subsequent military crackdown which has resulted in the loss of over 630 lives.

In a statement on their website, the Muslim Brotherhood insisted that protests would be peaceful "without violence or vandalism," but with Egyptian police authorized to use live ammunition on anyone attacking public institutions, tensions are high.

Global outcry

An Indonesian Muslim man with his face painted in the colors of the Egyptian flag takes part in a rally calling for an end to the violence used against the supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Egypt, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug 16, 2013.
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The U.S. continues to express concern about Egypt's crackdown on demonstrators. On Thursday, President Obama condemned the government for ordering security forces to break up the protest camps, and cancelled joint military exercises with the Egyptian army.

The UN Security Council, at the request of France, Britain and Australia, called an urgent meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Egypt.

In the picture on the left, a man with his face painted in the colors of the Egyptian flag takes part in a rally in Indonesia, calling for an end to the violence used against supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Egypt.

Renewed demonstrations

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Ambassadors summoned

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The U.K., France, Germany and Spain have summoned the Egyptian ambassadors in their respective countries for questioning over the crackdown. The U.K. Foreign Office said it had summoned the Egyptian ambassador to express its "deep concern" at the violence.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured here, called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Egypt.

Death toll mounts

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The latest death toll from the Egyptian ministry of health stands at 525 killed and 3,700 injured, however the final toll may be much higher. The official toll only includes bodies which have passed through hospitals and The Cairo bureau chief for the New York Times has counted 240 bodies laid out in a mosque that haven't been registered in the official count.

Foreign casualties

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The clashes on Wednesday proved fatal to two foreign reporters. Sky News confirmed "with the greatest regret" the death of one of its camera operators, Mick Deane (at left), from gunshot wounds. In addition, Gulf News announced that one of its journalists, Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, had been shot dead, although the 26-year-old had been on annual leave rather than an official assignment.

State of emergency

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The Egyptian president took to state TV to announce a countrywide one-month "state of emergency", and ordered the armed forces to help enforce security.

Women and children

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Women and children were seen at the Rabaa camp; according to Reuters reporters on the ground. Many women took shelter in the a nearby mosque, where there was no electricity.

Bloodshed

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There were reports of a high volume of gun fire at the Rabaa camp, with many killed. The Muslim Brotherhood and authorities disagreed over the number of casualties.

Crackdown intensifies

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While authorities claim the Nahda Square camp has been cleared, reports of a violent crackdown in Rabaa al-Adawiya were widespread.

Tear gas

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Large plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the protest camps along with reports of tear gas being fired. Demonstrators wearing gas masks attempted to dispose of a tear gas canister fired by police

Scenes from the turmoil in Egypt

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Egypt's state security forces, in armored vehicles and bulldozers, moved in Wednesday morning to clear the two main sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. In Cairo's Nasr City, tens of thousands of Morsi supporters have camped out in Rabaa al-Adawiya for more than a month, and in Giza, a smaller sit-in has grown in Nahda Square.