Saturday, July 27, 2013

72 Killed in Violence in Egypt

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets, in competing rallies, violence continues to grow.

Saturday saw the heaviest levels of violence, since the military removed Morsi from office.

Seventy-two people were killed and over four thousand were reportedly treated for injuries and the effects of tear gas..

According to the military, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters clashed with those who oppose them.

The military says that the fired tear gas in order to try and keep the two sides apart.

However, the Muslim Brotherhood says that the military and police opened fire on their supporters.

They say that most of the dead took single bullet shots to the head.

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