Egyptian Army Fires On ‘Unarmed Protestors’ as Martial Law Nears

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Violence in Egypt is heating up, as over 51 people were massacred by the Egyptian Army Monday at the Republican National Guard headquarters.

CAIRO, EGYPT – JULY 08: Following a day of massive rallies against the ousted Egyptian President and an early morning shooting of pro Mohamed Morsi supporters outside a Presidential Guard barracks, members of the Egyptian military and their supporters guard a bridge near Tahrir Square on July 8, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt continues to be in a state of political paralysis with scores of people having been killed and many injured in recent days as the Egyptian military attempts to restore order across the country following their ousting of Morsi. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
By Shepard Ambellas
CAIRO — More than 300 people were wounded and at least 51 people were killed Monday as security forces reportedly attacked “unarmed protestors” at the headquarters of the Republican National Guard in the city.
The Egyptian military claimed a “terrorist group” stormed the Republican National Guard headquarters Monday, when the army engaged the unarmed with hot weapons.
Protestors and members of the Muslim Brotherhood are outraged and vow retaliation for the loss of citizens Monday by the hands of the army, claiming they will now ‘finish off the Egyptian Army’.
All of this violence stems from the military coup that ousted President Morsi last week.
So far thousands of people have been injured, some killed since the coup took place last Wednesday. Currently there is no curfew in the streets, although martial law is a likely option on the table.
CBCNews.ca reported;
“The violence is almost certain to draw sharper battle lines between Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, who say the military has carried out a coup against democracy, and their opponents, who claim Morsi squandered his 2012 election victory and was wrecking democracy by bolstering his and the Brotherhood’s grip on the state.
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric warned of “civil war” and said he was going into seclusion as a show of protest to both sides until the violence ends.
Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb, head of Al-Azhar Mosque, said he had “no choice” but to seclude himself at home “until everyone shoulders his responsibility to stop the bloodshed instead of dragging the country into civil war.”
Soon after the attack, the Al-Nour party, an ultraconservative Islamist party that had been talking to the new government about participating in the political process announced it was withdrawing its support for the transition plan in response to the “massacre.”
The situation in Cairo is expected escalate in coming days.