Egypt: At Least 149 Killed as Troops Clear Pro-Morsi Camps

August 14th, 2013

Update: Egypt Declares State of Emergency

Via: Al Jazeera:

A state of emergency has been declared across Egypt, as security forces and supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi continue to clash around the country.

The announcement on Wednesday came amid a deadly crackdown by security forces on two pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo.

The health ministry said at least 149 people had been killed in clashes around the country, but some members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood said the death toll was much higher.

The state of emergency began at 4pm local time (14:00 GMT) and will last for a month, the presidency said in a statement.

The exceptional measures were taken as “the security and order of the nation face danger due to deliberate sabotage, and attacks on public and private buildings and the loss of life by extremist groups,” the presidency said.

Via: NBC:

Egypt’s capital descended into a chaotic bloodbath Wednesday after security forces moved in on protest camps set up by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, sparking deadly violence.

A month-long nationwide state of emergency was declared as the interim government tried to maintain order.

At least 95 people were killed and 874 injured, the country’s health ministry said, as unrest spread to other parts of the country.

Witness reports and pro-Morsi volunteers in Cairo put the toll much higher, but the none of the higher figures could be immediately confirmed by NBC News.

Unverified pictures posted to social media showed dozens of bodies after tear gas and gunfire engulfed the protest camps at Rabaa and Nahda.

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