Chaos in Cairo, 250 killed
Published on Aug 14, 2013
Egyptian security forces moved in Wednesday on two massive makeshift camps that supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy had set up, bulldozing tents and escorting away hundreds of protesters.
Within three hours of the raid, forces had cleared the smaller of the two camps -- the Nahda camp, near the Cairo University campus.
But the larger -- near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo -- has proven trickier, with forces facing heavy resistance. The military called in its special forces.
In the chaos of the raids, it was impossible for CNN to verify the claims and counter claims of casualties.
The Muslim Brotherhood said 200 Morsy supporters were killed and more than 8,000 injured.
The Health Ministry put the number at seven protesters dead and 78 wounded.
The Interior Ministry said that on the government side, two security officials were killed and nine injured while trying to disperse the protesters.
The government blocked all roads leading to the Rabaa camp, and suspended rail service to Cairo.
The Brotherhood said it was to prevent more of its members from streaming into the city.
A new war zone
The raids began shortly after 6 a.m. (12 a.m. ET) at the two camps.
By 8:45 a.m.,all that remained at the Nahda camp were remnants of torn-down tents.
But it was a different picture at Rabaa, where protester Hassan Al Qabana said the location was facing a "full-on assault."
One of the main entrances to the Rabaa camp looked like a war zone. Bursts of gunfire pierced through the thick smoke and tear gas that filled the air. Some of the gunfire sounded like it came from automatic weapons.
Many cried or wailed, denouncing military leaders and pointing to bullet holes. Some of the injured -- or possibly dead -- were ushered away on stretchers to a makeshift clinic.
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