This is the horrifying moment an
armoured police vehicle was pushed off a bridge by Egyptian protestors
in a day of violence which left at least 343 people dead.
The
van plunged off the 6th October Bridge before demonstrators attacked
the wreckage yesterday. It is not known how many people were on board
and how many people survived the fall, but bloodied men were seen lying
around the van moments afterwards. Unconfirmed reports on Twitter
claimed five were dead.
The dramatic pictures show the van being ambushed by dozens of people before crashing through a
protective fence on the bridge. It
then falls upside down and then rolls onto its roof as it lands. Blood
can then be seen on the ground as nearby police officers pull injured
men out of the crushed vehicle.
The van, which was filled with security officers, plunged upside-down to the ground while men on the bridge waved their arms
Protests were continuing under the bridge as the vehicle crashed to the ground
This disturbing image circulated on Twitter shows troops swooping on the car wreck as injured officers lie on the ground
Debris and oil can be seen around the van as a
member of the security forces inspects the damage while another lies on
the ground
Dozens
immediately run over the wreckage and continue to throw stones and
missiles at the van while under fire from the security forces.
Egypt was warned tonight that 'the
world is watching' after scores of people were killed in the Cairo
massacre. At least 278 are said to be dead and hundreds more injured after a day of
bloody violence sparked when security forces stormed a camp to clear
protesters supporting deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
Witnesses said many of those killed were hit by snipers on surrounding rooftops. Heavily-armed police and troops reportedly opened fire with machine guns on thousands of demonstrators, including women and children.
As Egypt descended into bloody violence, videos were broadcast which purported to show burned corpses on streets which resembled a war zone. British TV cameraman Mr Deane, working for Sky, was among those killed in the escalating violence, which provoked global condemnation.
The United States lead urgent calls for restraint warning that 'the world is watching.' Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on the U.N. Security Council and Arab League to take immediate steps to stop a 'massacre' in Egypt.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the violence is deplorable is a serious blow to reconciliation efforts, adding that it runs counter to Egyptians' aspirations for peace.
He urged Egypt's interim leaders to take a step back and calm the situation to avoid further deaths. He also said the U.S. strongly opposes a return to a state of emergency law and that should end as soon as possible.
David Cameron also condemned the violence, saying: 'What is required in Egypt is a genuine transition to a genuine democracy. That means compromise from all sides - the President Morsi supporters but also the military - that's what needs to happen.
'We don't support this violence, we condemn it completely, it's not going to solve the problems.'
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed over 2,000 people had been killed and thousands wounded in eight hours of continuous firing while Egyptian authorities said Mr Morsi's supporters opened fire on security forces.
The exact death toll could not be confirmed but an AFP reporter counted at least 124 bodies in three separate locations around the camp in the capital, with many appearing to have died from gunshot wounds.
Last night Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour declared a month-long state of emergency and night-time curfew in Cairo and ten provinces.
His vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned in protest at the bloody crackdown.
The scale of today’s violence became apparent after graphic accounts of bloodshed emerged from the two protest camps in Cairo where pro-Morsi supporters demanded his reinstatement.
British Sky cameraman Mick Deane was shot and killed as he covered the clashes
Witnesses said many of those killed were hit by snipers on surrounding rooftops. Heavily-armed police and troops reportedly opened fire with machine guns on thousands of demonstrators, including women and children.
As Egypt descended into bloody violence, videos were broadcast which purported to show burned corpses on streets which resembled a war zone. British TV cameraman Mr Deane, working for Sky, was among those killed in the escalating violence, which provoked global condemnation.
The United States lead urgent calls for restraint warning that 'the world is watching.' Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on the U.N. Security Council and Arab League to take immediate steps to stop a 'massacre' in Egypt.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the violence is deplorable is a serious blow to reconciliation efforts, adding that it runs counter to Egyptians' aspirations for peace.
He urged Egypt's interim leaders to take a step back and calm the situation to avoid further deaths. He also said the U.S. strongly opposes a return to a state of emergency law and that should end as soon as possible.
David Cameron also condemned the violence, saying: 'What is required in Egypt is a genuine transition to a genuine democracy. That means compromise from all sides - the President Morsi supporters but also the military - that's what needs to happen.
'We don't support this violence, we condemn it completely, it's not going to solve the problems.'
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed over 2,000 people had been killed and thousands wounded in eight hours of continuous firing while Egyptian authorities said Mr Morsi's supporters opened fire on security forces.
The exact death toll could not be confirmed but an AFP reporter counted at least 124 bodies in three separate locations around the camp in the capital, with many appearing to have died from gunshot wounds.
Last night Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour declared a month-long state of emergency and night-time curfew in Cairo and ten provinces.
His vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned in protest at the bloody crackdown.
The scale of today’s violence became apparent after graphic accounts of bloodshed emerged from the two protest camps in Cairo where pro-Morsi supporters demanded his reinstatement.
Emergency: Supporters of Morsi treat wounded men
in Cairo. Violence spread across much of Egypt after police swept into
two encampments of Morsi's supporters
Armoured: A soldier keeps guard in a tank in
Cairo. The Egyptian presidency announced a state of emergency nationwide
for one month, due to the current turmoil
At least 95 people have been killed today after
security forces raided camps set by supporters of ousted President
Morsi, near the Rabaa Adawiya mosque in Cairo
Muslim Brotherhood leaders warned of further protests after the camps were forcibly disbanded by security forces
Witnesses spoke of canisters of
teargas raining down on tents in the main camp in the residential area
of Nasr City before security forces opened fire in a determined bid to
clear the protesters.
As helicopters hovered low above rooftops, they claimed snipers had taken up position on rooftops around the camp outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque before the dawn attack.
Eye-witnesses said security forces used machine guns and assault weapons to clear the protest camp.
Teacher Saleh Abdulazuz, 39, clutching a bleeding wound on his head, said: 'At 7am they came. Helicopters from the top and bulldozers from below. They smashed through our walls.
'Police and soldiers, they fired tear gas at children. They continued to fire at protesters even when we begged them to stop.'
Photographs showed a scene of carnage, with burning tyres sending plumes of black smoke filling the sky and fires smouldering in the streets.
In a statement, the Brotherhood said: 'The world cannot sit back and watch while innocent men, women and children are being indiscriminately slaughtered. The world must stand up to the military junta's crime before it is too late.'
Also killed at the protest camp was the 17-year-old daughter of Mohammed al-Beltagy, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who later appealed to his countrymen to ' take all the squares of Egypt' and stop the army ' turning Egypt into another Syria.'
As helicopters hovered low above rooftops, they claimed snipers had taken up position on rooftops around the camp outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque before the dawn attack.
Eye-witnesses said security forces used machine guns and assault weapons to clear the protest camp.
Teacher Saleh Abdulazuz, 39, clutching a bleeding wound on his head, said: 'At 7am they came. Helicopters from the top and bulldozers from below. They smashed through our walls.
'Police and soldiers, they fired tear gas at children. They continued to fire at protesters even when we begged them to stop.'
Photographs showed a scene of carnage, with burning tyres sending plumes of black smoke filling the sky and fires smouldering in the streets.
In a statement, the Brotherhood said: 'The world cannot sit back and watch while innocent men, women and children are being indiscriminately slaughtered. The world must stand up to the military junta's crime before it is too late.'
Also killed at the protest camp was the 17-year-old daughter of Mohammed al-Beltagy, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who later appealed to his countrymen to ' take all the squares of Egypt' and stop the army ' turning Egypt into another Syria.'
A second, smaller camp near Cairo
University was swiftly cleared this morning. Egypt's Interior Ministry ,
which is charge of the police, said its forces came under fire from the
camp.
Video footage from a camera on board an Army helicopter was released by officials who said it showed protesters firing on security forces.
Live TV footage on several channels appeared to show hooded Brotherhood gunmen brandishing what appeared to be small automatic rifles and firing them in the direction of security forces.
Violence spread across Egypt yesterday and more than 300 people had already died in political violence since the army overthrew Islamist leader Mr Morsi on July 3.
Video footage from a camera on board an Army helicopter was released by officials who said it showed protesters firing on security forces.
Live TV footage on several channels appeared to show hooded Brotherhood gunmen brandishing what appeared to be small automatic rifles and firing them in the direction of security forces.
Violence spread across Egypt yesterday and more than 300 people had already died in political violence since the army overthrew Islamist leader Mr Morsi on July 3.
An Egyptian woman tries to stop a military bulldozer from going forward during clashes that broke out
Violence: A protester comes to the aid of a
wounded as security forces clear a sit-in by supporters of ousted
Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of
Cairo
Battle: Egyptian security forces are said to
have opened fire on mostly unarmed protestors in the operation which
began shortly after 7am local time
War zone: Although the number of dead is unconfirmed, burned corpses have been seen on the streets which resemble a war zone
Turmoil: The state news agency said security
forces were implementing a phased plan to disperse the protesters, which
is almost certain to deepen political turmoil in Egypt
A protester carries copies of the Quran as the Egyptian security forces clear the site
Defiant: A handcuffed protester sits on the ground as Egyptian security forces move in
Horror: Screams of terror could be heard as the early crackdown began on the protestors
Black smoke billowed from the scene as the security forces made their way through the camp
Protection: Riot police and army soldiers
protect themselves with riot shields as members of the Muslim
Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi
throw stones during clashes around the area of Rabaa Adawiya square
'Saddened': David Cameron tweeted his sorrow over the death of cameraman Mick Deane earlier today
Fighting back: Supporters of ousted president
Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood gesture as Egyptian
security forces (unseen) move in to disperse their protest camp
Emergency response: Egyptian forces pull a fire hose as they attempt to clear a sit-in by demonstrators
Anger: Protestors hurl missiles at security forces who came to clear their protest camps in Cairo
Carnage: Debris burns in the street after an operation to remove two camps of Pro-Morsi protestors descended into violence
Riots: Armoured police vans stand by as tents and debris from the camp burn in Cairo
Line-up: Egyptian security forces detain
protesters as they clear the sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist
President Mohammed Morsi
Inferno: A fire rages in a protest tent at the camp near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque
Crowds: Protestors disperse as tear gas is fired at them by police vehicles
Defiance: A police vehicle lies on its roof
after it is pushed off a bridge onto the road below by supporters of
ousted President Morsi. The vehicle was full of soldiers
Missiles: A police helicopter is pictured
hovering above Cairo, which have been distributing tear gas on
protestors from above, left. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood throw
stones at riot police during clashes around Cairo University and Nahdet
Misr Square, right
A security vehicle fires tear gas into the crowds as Muslim Brotherhood supporters flee
Confrontation: Supporters of ousted President
Mohamed Morsi clash with Egyptian riot police on a street leading to
Rabaa al-Adawiya
Dangerous: Demonstrators look up at a burning vehicle perched precariously on the edge of a bridge
Swept aside: Army bulldozers remove a barricade
errected by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi during clashes
with riot police at Cairo's Mustafa Mahmoud Square
Arrest: Egyptian security forces arrest supporters of Egypt' s ousted president Mohamed Morsi at Nahda Square in Cairo.
Two men are arrested with their hands bound as the forces moved through the camp
According to local media reports, one soldier and dozens of protesters were killed and about 200 others arrested
Supporters and members of the Muslim Brotherhood run from tear gas smoke shot by police to disperse a pro-Morsi camp
Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, had just completed one year in office when he was toppled
Surrender: A protester comes out of a camp site
as Egyptian security forces move in to clear one of the two sit-in sites
of supporters of ousted president Morsi supporters, at Nahda square,
near Cairo University
Protest camp: A general view shows smoke rising from Rabaa Adawiya square as security forces move in to clear it
Taking control: Egyptian security forces walk
past a protesters' checkpoint as they move in to clear one of the two
sit-in sites
Egyptian security forces remove a road blocks close to one of the camps
Clashes: The violence is the latest indication
that the country could be heading for all out civil war after weeks of
clashes between pro-Morsi protestors and security forces following the
ousting of the president
Destroyed: Smoke rises as a tent burns at one of
the two sites of the sit-in by the Egyptians supporting ousted
president Morsi at Nahda square
Operation: The clearance operation began shortly
after dawn when security forces surrounded the sprawling Rabaa
al-Adawiya camp in east Cairo.
Spread: There have also been reports that the
violence is beginning to spread outside of Cairo, with reports of
further clashes involving Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Minya and
Assiut.
Unfolding: Regional television networks have
been broadcasting images of collapsed tents and burning tires at both
sites, with ambulances on standby
Invade: An Egyptian military bulldozer moves in as smoke billows from a burning tent in Cairo's Al-Nahda square.
Crackdown: The simultaneous actions by the
Egyptian forces - at the pro-Morsi encampment in Nasr City and at the
site outside the main campus of Cairo University in Giza - began at
around 7am local time
Claims: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said at least 250 people were killed and over 5,000 injured in a police crackdown
Terrifying: Protesters were showered with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites
Control: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters
run from tear gas fired by Egyptian police as they try to disperse
supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi in a street leading
to the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp
Spreading violence: Images show a council building in the northern city of Alexandria today which was stormed by protestor.
A protestor carries a fellow comrade near Rabaa al-Adawiya square in Cairo during clashes
Egyptians help a woman suffering from tear gas exposure after canisters were fired by Egyptian police.
A ROLL CALL OF UK JOURNALISTS KILLED IN FOREIGN CONFLICTS
According
to the Committee to Protect Journalists, there had been 32 journalists
from across the world killed during 2013. It says that there have been
999 deaths since 1992 and a further 456 journalists have been in exile
from their native countries since 2008. The last 20 years has seen 2,000
journalists violently killed worldwide according to the International
Federation of Journalists. Since the start of the Egypt uprising in
2011, a number of journalists have been attacked, with several female
journalists said to have been subjected to sex assaults. Here we look at
a selection of the UK journalists killed while carrying out their job:
Paul Jenks - In January 1992, European Pressphoto Agency photographer Paul Jenks was shot and killed by a sniper in Croatia.
Ibrahim Goskel - A freelance reporter, Mr Goskel was shot and killed at Sarajevo airport in Bosnia in July 1993.
Dan Eldon - The Reuters photographer was stoned and beaten to death by a mob in Somalia in July 1993.
Vincent Francis - Worldwide Television News bureau chief Mr Francis was killed in an ambush in Burundi in April 1995.
John Schofield - BBC radio reporter was shot dead in Croatia in August 1995.
Kerem Lawton - Associated Press Television News producer was killed by mortar fire in Yugoslavia in March 2001.
Martin O'hagan - Sunday World reporter Mr O'Hagan was shot dead in Lurgan, Northern Ireland in September 2001.
Roddy Scott - Mr Scott, a cameraman for Frontline TV news agency, was shot dead in Chechnya in September 2002.
Richard Wild - The photographer was shot in the head in Baghdad in July 2003.
James Miller - A freelance camaraman, Mr Miller was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza in May 2003.
Terry Lloyd - ITV News correspondent was shot in the back by crossfire as he approached Basra in Iraq and was then shot in the head by U.S forces in March 2003.
Simon Cumbers - Was shot in Saudi Arabia while working as a BBC cameraman in June 2004.
Kate Peyton - The BBC producer was shot in the back in Somalia in February 2005.
Paul Douglas and James Brolan - CBS News cameraman and sound man were both killed when their convoy was hit in Baghdad in May 2006.
Rupert Hamer - Sunday Mirror reporter Mr Hamer was killed in January 2010 when an improvised explosive device went off underneath his behicle in Nawa, Afghanistan.
Tim Hetherington - Freelance photographer who was killed in a mortar attack in April 2011.
Marie Colvin - Sunday Times reporter died in a rocket attack in Syria in February 2012.
Mick Deane - Among at least 100 killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security officials in Cairo, Egypt, today.
Killed: Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin
Ibrahim Goskel - A freelance reporter, Mr Goskel was shot and killed at Sarajevo airport in Bosnia in July 1993.
Dan Eldon - The Reuters photographer was stoned and beaten to death by a mob in Somalia in July 1993.
Vincent Francis - Worldwide Television News bureau chief Mr Francis was killed in an ambush in Burundi in April 1995.
John Schofield - BBC radio reporter was shot dead in Croatia in August 1995.
Kerem Lawton - Associated Press Television News producer was killed by mortar fire in Yugoslavia in March 2001.
Martin O'hagan - Sunday World reporter Mr O'Hagan was shot dead in Lurgan, Northern Ireland in September 2001.
Roddy Scott - Mr Scott, a cameraman for Frontline TV news agency, was shot dead in Chechnya in September 2002.
Richard Wild - The photographer was shot in the head in Baghdad in July 2003.
James Miller - A freelance camaraman, Mr Miller was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza in May 2003.
Terry Lloyd - ITV News correspondent was shot in the back by crossfire as he approached Basra in Iraq and was then shot in the head by U.S forces in March 2003.
Simon Cumbers - Was shot in Saudi Arabia while working as a BBC cameraman in June 2004.
Kate Peyton - The BBC producer was shot in the back in Somalia in February 2005.
Paul Douglas and James Brolan - CBS News cameraman and sound man were both killed when their convoy was hit in Baghdad in May 2006.
Rupert Hamer - Sunday Mirror reporter Mr Hamer was killed in January 2010 when an improvised explosive device went off underneath his behicle in Nawa, Afghanistan.
Tim Hetherington - Freelance photographer who was killed in a mortar attack in April 2011.
Marie Colvin - Sunday Times reporter died in a rocket attack in Syria in February 2012.
Mick Deane - Among at least 100 killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and security officials in Cairo, Egypt, today.
Killed: Mick Deane, who was killed in Cairo today, is pictured working for Sky News
Demands: Supporters of the ousted Islamist
president want him reinstated and are boycotting the military-sponsored
political process which includes amending the Islamist-backed
constitution adopted last year and holding parliamentary and
presidential elections early next year
Control: Firemen put out a fire at Nahda Square in Cairo as Egyptian security forces clear the scene
TWO YEARS OF TENSION: FROM MUBAREK TO MORSI AND BEYOND
Jan. 25-Feb. 11, 2011
- Egyptians stage nationwide demonstrations against the rule of
autocrat Hosni Mubarak, who led the country for nearly three decades.
The 18-day 'revolution,' launched by secular and leftist youth, draws in a wide spectrum, including the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists. Hundreds of protesters are killed as Mubarak and his allies try to crush the uprising.
Feb. 11 2011 - Mubarak steps down and turns power over to the military. Two days later, the body of top generals, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, dissolves parliament and suspends the constitution, meeting two key demands of protesters.
June 16-17 2011
- Egyptians vote in the presidential runoff between Morsi and Shafiq.
The generals issue a 'constitutional declaration' giving themselves
sweeping authorities and limiting the powers of the next president.
Morsi emerges as the victor, with 51.7 percent of the vote.
June 30 2011 - Morsi takes his formal oath of office before the Supreme Constitutional Court, a day after reading a symbolic oath in Cairo's Tahrir Square, birthplace of the revolution.
Aug. 12 2011 - In a bold move, Morsi orders the retirement of the top Mubarak-era leadership of the military and cancels the military's last constitutional decree, taking back the powers that the generals gave themselves. The move was seen as way to curb the military's role in political affairs but it also gave Morsi the power to legislate in the absence of parliament.
Nov. 22 2011 - Morsi unilaterally decrees greater authorities for himself, giving his decisions immunity from judicial review and barring the courts from dissolving the constituent assembly and the upper house of parliament. The move came just ahead of court decisions that could have dissolved the bodies. The move sparks days of protests, with clashes between Morsi's supporters and opponents. At one point, some 200,000 people rally in Tahrir Square, with some of the first chants for Morsi to 'leave.'
Dec. 4 2011 - More than 100,000 protesters march on the presidential palace, demanding the cancellation of the referendum and the writing of a new constitution. The next day, Islamists attack a peaceful anti-Morsi sit-in outside the palace, sparking all-out street battles that leave at least 10 dead. Days later, Morsi rescinds his initial decrees, but maintains the date of the referendum.
Jan. 25, 2013 - Hundreds of thousands hold protests in Tahrir Square and nationwide against Morsi on the 2-year anniversary of the start of the revolt against Mubarak, and clashes erupt in many places.
Jan. 26 - Residents of the city of Port Said stage protests, angered by a court ruling convicting and sentencing to death a group of local soccer fans for a 2012 stadium riot. Police crack down hard in Port Said, killing more than 40 protesters, and in outrage the city and others nearby go into near revolt. Much of the anger is focused at Morsi, who praised the police for their crackdown.
Feb.-March - Protests continue in Port Said and other cities for weeks, with dozens more dying in clashes, and some police units around the country go on strike. Brotherhood youth and their opponents fight in the streets outside the group's main Cairo headquarters.
June 30 --
Millions of Egyptians take to the streets in Cairo and other cities
calling for Morsi to step down in a massive display of anger and
frustration with the Islamist leader. The demonstrations are largely
peaceful, although 16 people, half of them in clashes outside the Muslim
Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters, are killed in protest-related
violence nationwide. Organisers vow to keep up the protests until Morsi
resigns.
July 1 - Demonstrations continue and Egypt's military issues an ultimatum for the two sides to come to a resolution within 48 hours or it will impose its own solution.
July 3 - Egyptian media reports that President Morsi will either be sacked or forced to stand down as the army's deadline for a resolution approaches. The head of the Egyptian army, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi later declares on national TV that Morsi has been ousted from power, prompting a wave of celebrations across the country.
July 4 - Judge in Egypt's supreme court, Adly Mansour, sworn in as interim president in Cairo.
July 5 - 'Friday of Rage' protests spark violent clashes that last into the night, leaving a 36 dead and more than 1,000 people injured
July 7 - More than 50 are killed and 435 injured in clashes between supporters of ousted President Morsi and armed forces at the Republican Guard building in Cairo. Armed forces claim that they opened fire because a 'terrorist group' had attempted to storm the building.
July 9 - Interim head of state Adli Mansour sets a timetable of next year for elections in the country leaving Egypt facing months of protests.
July 12 - Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters gather in Cairo and say they will occupy a square in the city until Morsi is reinstated as president.
July 15 - At least seven killed in clashes between protestors and police in Cairo. A further 261 are injured when locals and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash.
July 26 - More than 120 people were reportedly killed in another night of violence in Cairo, according to the Muslim Brotherhood. Security forces were said to have opened fire on a round the clock vigil for President Morsi shortly before pre-dawn prayers.
The 18-day 'revolution,' launched by secular and leftist youth, draws in a wide spectrum, including the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists. Hundreds of protesters are killed as Mubarak and his allies try to crush the uprising.
Feb. 11 2011 - Mubarak steps down and turns power over to the military. Two days later, the body of top generals, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, dissolves parliament and suspends the constitution, meeting two key demands of protesters.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after protests against his rule
June 30 2011 - Morsi takes his formal oath of office before the Supreme Constitutional Court, a day after reading a symbolic oath in Cairo's Tahrir Square, birthplace of the revolution.
Aug. 12 2011 - In a bold move, Morsi orders the retirement of the top Mubarak-era leadership of the military and cancels the military's last constitutional decree, taking back the powers that the generals gave themselves. The move was seen as way to curb the military's role in political affairs but it also gave Morsi the power to legislate in the absence of parliament.
Nov. 22 2011 - Morsi unilaterally decrees greater authorities for himself, giving his decisions immunity from judicial review and barring the courts from dissolving the constituent assembly and the upper house of parliament. The move came just ahead of court decisions that could have dissolved the bodies. The move sparks days of protests, with clashes between Morsi's supporters and opponents. At one point, some 200,000 people rally in Tahrir Square, with some of the first chants for Morsi to 'leave.'
Dec. 4 2011 - More than 100,000 protesters march on the presidential palace, demanding the cancellation of the referendum and the writing of a new constitution. The next day, Islamists attack a peaceful anti-Morsi sit-in outside the palace, sparking all-out street battles that leave at least 10 dead. Days later, Morsi rescinds his initial decrees, but maintains the date of the referendum.
Jan. 25, 2013 - Hundreds of thousands hold protests in Tahrir Square and nationwide against Morsi on the 2-year anniversary of the start of the revolt against Mubarak, and clashes erupt in many places.
Jan. 26 - Residents of the city of Port Said stage protests, angered by a court ruling convicting and sentencing to death a group of local soccer fans for a 2012 stadium riot. Police crack down hard in Port Said, killing more than 40 protesters, and in outrage the city and others nearby go into near revolt. Much of the anger is focused at Morsi, who praised the police for their crackdown.
Feb.-March - Protests continue in Port Said and other cities for weeks, with dozens more dying in clashes, and some police units around the country go on strike. Brotherhood youth and their opponents fight in the streets outside the group's main Cairo headquarters.
Strong-willed: Two female protestors sit in front of a barricade during protests in Cairo last month
July 1 - Demonstrations continue and Egypt's military issues an ultimatum for the two sides to come to a resolution within 48 hours or it will impose its own solution.
July 3 - Egyptian media reports that President Morsi will either be sacked or forced to stand down as the army's deadline for a resolution approaches. The head of the Egyptian army, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi later declares on national TV that Morsi has been ousted from power, prompting a wave of celebrations across the country.
July 4 - Judge in Egypt's supreme court, Adly Mansour, sworn in as interim president in Cairo.
July 5 - 'Friday of Rage' protests spark violent clashes that last into the night, leaving a 36 dead and more than 1,000 people injured
July 7 - More than 50 are killed and 435 injured in clashes between supporters of ousted President Morsi and armed forces at the Republican Guard building in Cairo. Armed forces claim that they opened fire because a 'terrorist group' had attempted to storm the building.
July 9 - Interim head of state Adli Mansour sets a timetable of next year for elections in the country leaving Egypt facing months of protests.
July 12 - Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters gather in Cairo and say they will occupy a square in the city until Morsi is reinstated as president.
July 15 - At least seven killed in clashes between protestors and police in Cairo. A further 261 are injured when locals and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash.
July 26 - More than 120 people were reportedly killed in another night of violence in Cairo, according to the Muslim Brotherhood. Security forces were said to have opened fire on a round the clock vigil for President Morsi shortly before pre-dawn prayers.
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