From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Islamists and soldiers reportedly fighting in the streets
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSoldiers and Islamist Morsi supporters are battling at a pro-Morsi rally in Nasr City, New York Times reporter Kareem Fahim reports.
In a series of dramatic tweets, Fahim describes how soldiers approached the rally in armored vehicles, then deployed while wielding riot control gear.
Some of the pro-Morsi crowd then jumped on top of the vehicle, leading to a confrontation, and the soldiers fired in the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
Military vehicles heading in direction of pro Morsi rally pic.twitter.com/74n7NBWlpc
— Kareem Fahim (@kfahim) July 3, 2013
Soldiers dismounting with riot shields pic.twitter.com/YRYjP79ReV
— Kareem Fahim (@kfahim) July 3, 2013
Islamists climb on top of armoured vehicles. "Your our military!"
— Kareem Fahim (@kfahim) July 3, 2013
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