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Egyptian Security Forces Storm Pro-Morsi Camps Leaving Nearly 100 Dead

After weeks of protesting the ousting of Morsi (forming encampments in Cairo during that time), the Egyptian security forces forcibly broke up the protesters' camps early this morning. Things quickly turned violent, leaving around one hundred people dead, including at least two journalists. The interim President has also declared an indefinite state of emergency, "allowing security forces to arrest and detain civilians indefinitely without charge." The AP reports that clashes are not isolated to Cairo: "Dozens of people have been killed across Egypt Wednesday in clashes between security forces and supporters of Morsi."

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  1. News from where? by judoguy · · Score: 1, Funny
    "allowing security forces to arrest and detain civilians indefinitely without charge."

    Uh, is the article about Egypt or America? It's hard for me to keep track sometimes.

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  2. Re:Not a Coup? by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    But those boogeymen are so good at dancing. They're just here to do whatever they can. Bogeymen, on the other hand...

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