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Hundreds arrested as violence overshadows anniversary of Morsi’s ouster

July 4, 2014
Credit: Khaled Dessouki, AFP

At least 215 have been arrested and four have been killed amid violent clashes that overshadowed the anniversary of the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. Police announced that it had arrested dozens across 13 governorates for rioting and being in possession of illicit weapons. According to the Ministry of Health,  a conscript was shot dead during clashes between security forces and Morsi supporters in Cairo’s Helwan district on Thursday night. Two other officers suffered gun shot wounds and facial burns, added the Ministry of Interior. At least one police checkpoint in Helwan was also allegedly torched by Morsi supporters. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood’s social media accounts have claimed that at least three protesters were killed while taking part in pro-Morsi demonstrations in Giza and Alexandria. The claims have not been confirmed by the government, however photographs and eye-witness reports provide backing for the claims. Bombings The anniversary of Morsi’s ouster commenced with a string of explosives that left at least one dead and three injured. A suspected terrorist had been killed when an explosive prematurely detonated in Kerdasa. In Abassiya, a small car bomb exploded near a military hospital but…


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