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Egypt protest crackdown
At least 628 people were killed and more than 4200 have been injured so far, according to updated information from Egypt's health ministry, in the military operation to clear the thousands-strong protest camps in Nasr City and Giza that human rights groups have described as excessively violent.
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Supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi capture an Egyptian security forces vehicle at the Ministry of Finance in Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohsen Nabil
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Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi take shelter inside a construction site during a violent crackdown by Egyptian Security Forces on a pro-Morsi sit-in demonstration at the Rabaa al-Adweya Mosque in the Nasr City district in Cairo, Egypt.Credit:Ed Giles/Getty Images
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A riot police officer carries a youth during clashes between supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and security forces near Rabba el Adwia Square, where the protesters are camping, in Cairo.Credit:REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi carry a wounded comrade during clashes with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi react to tear gas during clashes with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi react to tear gas during clashes with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during clashes with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces near the largest sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt.Credit:AP/Mohammed Abu Zeid
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An Egyptian security force kicks a supporter of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as they clear a sit-in camp set up near Cairo University in Cairo's Giza district, Egypt.Credit:AP/Hussein Tallal
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Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi run from Egyptian security forces firing towards them during clashes in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt.Credit:AP/Manu Brabo
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas and rubber bullets fired by riot police during clashes, on a bridge leading to Rabba el Adwia Square where they are camping, in Cairo.Credit:REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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A supporter of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi walks through the debris following clashes with police in Cairo.Credit:AFP/MOSAAB EL-SHAMY
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas and rubber bullets fired by riot police during clashes, on a bridge leading to Rabba el Adwia Square where they are camping, in Cairo.Credit:REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh