Over 100 supporters of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, have been shot dead by security officials at mass street sit-in demonstrations in Cairo.
A spokesman for Morsi’s political party, the Muslim Brotherhood, Gehad El-Haddad said,
“They are not shooting to wound, they are shooting to kill.”
El-Hadded said the shots followed rounds of tear gas that were fired into the protestors at the sit-in.
The deaths come as Egypt’s interior minister warned Morsi’s protesting supporters that they will be soon dispersed from their sit-in. The minister stated that successfully filed lawsuits will provide security forces legal cover to clear the streets.
