Egypt Death Toll at Least 95, 874 Injured, State of Emergency.

Egypt Death Toll at Least 95, 874 Injured, State of Emergency.

Supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed
 Morsi, stand among debris and smoke in background
 as they confront Egyptian security forces trying to
clear the smaller of the two sit-ins, near the Cairo
University campus in Giza, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday,
 Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Imad Abdul Rahman)

AFRICA | 14 Aug 2013 :: At least 95 have been killed and 874 injured in a military crackdown on ousted president Mohammed Morsi’s supporters Wednesday. A nationwide state of emergency has been declared. 

Bulldozers demolish barriers, gunfire is frequent and prolonged in BBC footage. 

Media supportive of the military rule show infrared footage of pro-Morsi gunmen firing rounds; the claim is that Morsi supporters have contributed to Wednesday’s violence. 

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urged Egyptian authorities to respond to ongoing demonstrations diplomatically. 

Ban’s office issued a statement Wednesday, saying: “With Egypt’s rich history and diversity of views and experiences, it is not unusual for Egyptians to disagree on the best approach forward.  What is important, in the Secretary-General’s view, is that differing views be expressed respectfully and peacefully.  To the Secretary-General’s regret, that is not what happened today.”

Egyptian security forces have stormed the main sit-in camp of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in eastern Cairo after clearing out a smaller sit-in near Cairo University’s campus.

Wednesday’s developments are the latest chapter in the turmoil that has roiled Egypt since the 2011 ouster of autocrat Hosni Mubarak and are likely to deepen the nation’s division between the camp of Islamists led by the Muslim Brotherhood on one side, and secularists, liberals, moderate Muslims and minority Christians on the other.(Courtesy:Epoch Times)