Police open fired on protesters supporting ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi early Saturday, leaving dozens dead. Conflicting reports of the number of killed fluctuated wildly. Reuters reported counting 36 bodies at one morgue, while Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim accused the Muslim Brotherhood, who estimated 120 dead, of exaggerating the death toll for political reasons. Egypt’s interior minister said only 21 people had died and denied that police opened fire.
Scores Killed in Latest Cairo Protests
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The blood from members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, killed during late night clashes, stain the floor near a poster of Mursi which reads "Yes to legitimacy, No to the coup" at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near their campsite at Rabaa Adawiya Square, in Nasr city area, east of Cairo July 28, 2013.