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Cairo. 8th July 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/18/egyptian-security-attack-on-morsi-supporters

 

Killing in Cairo: the full story of the Republican Guards' club shootings

 

On the 8th July, 54 people were killed by the security forces, who stated at the time that these protesters had attempted to storm the Republican Guard compound in Cairo. The western media with a few exceptions,  reported the events as part of their general support for the coup of July 3rd which overthrew President Mohammed Morsi. It now emerges that the truth of the events which  took place outside the compound, differs significantly from the "official" version.


 "the security forces launched a co-ordinated assault on a group of largely peaceful and unarmed civilians." 


Cairo massacre running
Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood run for cover near the elite Republican Guards club. Photograph: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images



Cairo massacre women and children
Witness including medics at field hospitals, dispel the myth that the army and police did not harm women and children. Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images




Cairo masscre crying
A man and woman weep as she holds a child's hand after seeing the body of a family member, killed in the attack on pro-Morsi sit-in. Photograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images
 

This article from "the Guardian" is an excellent piece of investigative journalism and demonstrates that not all journalists and newspapers are prepared to accept what governments, who are sympathetic and supportive of the coup conspirators, would have us believe. The western world (regardless of what they may say publicly) and the Egyptian military clearly would prefer a "Mubarak mk 2", government in Cairo, which explains why the new "interim President" and all other government appointees since the coup, are former Mubarak supporters or appointees.
The protests and the killings in Egypt continue in the wake of the military coup of the 3rd July. Yet over recent days, the media, specifically Sky News and BBC News, carry little if any coverage of the events in Cairo and elsewhere. London and Washington and the ruling Junta in Cairo, would prefer that only their versions of the truth are reported.    






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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jul/18/cairo-republican-guard-shooting-full-story#part-one
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