Makeshift camps that temporarily sheltered President Mohamed Morsy's supporters were bulldozed by Egyptian military forces. The raid took three hours of escorting supporters away from the Nahda camp -a camp located within close proximity to Cairo University. That was just the smaller camp though, reports say. The larger area located near a mosque in the eastern part of the capital proved to be a tricky operation for authorities as they faced "heavy resistance" according to CNN. It even came to a point that Egyptian special forces had to come in.
Because of the chaos, reporters could not confirm how many casualties there were but according to a statement released by the Muslim Brotherhood, 200 of the President's supporters were slain and 8,000 of them sustained injuries. The Health Ministry claims though that 15 of the supporters were killed in the raid and over 200 people were wounded. The Health Ministry also added that five of the government's security officials were killed in the event while over 20 others sustained injuries while trying to escort the protesters out of the two camps.
Reporters who were on the ground during the chaos say the government has already blocked all areas leading to the larger camp. The rail service to the city has also been temporarily suspended in an attempt to stop more members of the Muslim brotherhood from streaming into the capital. However, throngs of protesters stormed a bridge going to Rabaa clashing with security forces along the way.
Many thought that the Arab Spring will be over but it seems Egypt and other nearby places are still in the process of truly deciding what they want. The recent raids according to reports started at dawn. The chaos however, is only limited to the capital and no other protests have been recorded in other Egyptian cities.
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