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Egypt bloodshed: At least 95 killed as troops clear pro-Morsi camps
• NBC NewsAt 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 at the camp 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 protest camps at Rabaa and
Nahda in Cairo.Pro-Morsi protesters were seen throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at
troops, Reuters reported. Security sources said six police officers were
killed and 12 injured during the operation.
More than 300 people have already died in political violence since the
army deposed Morsi exactly 12 months into his four-year term as
president.