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According to some witnesses, the military opened fire without provocation towards the end of morning prayers, immediately using live ammunition and shooting to kill.<ref name=NYT/> [[Gehad El-Haddad]], the [[Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt|Muslim Brotherhood]]'s spokesman, claimed that the military opened fire at the protesters while they were praying in front of the Republican Guard and staging a peaceful sit-in.<ref name=nbcnews42/> One witness claimed that protestors had their backs to the Republic Guard building, as they were praying towards Mecca.<ref name=live>{{cite news|title=Egypt coup: July 8 as it happened|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10166063/Egypt-coup-July-8-as-it-happened.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 July 2013}}</ref> Others claimed that the incident was after prayers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cairo clashes: 'I saw both sides shooting at each other from my balcony'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10167263/Cairo-clashes-I-saw-both-sides-shooting-at-each-other-from-my-balcony.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 July 2013}}</ref> Some protestors claimed that [[Law enforcement in Egypt|police officer]] Mohamed el-Mesairy was sheltering in his parked car when he was killed by military gunfire striking the car.<ref name=NYT>''[[The New York Times]]'', 8 July 2013, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/world/middleeast/egypt.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&hp Army Kills 51, Deepening Crisis in Egypt]</ref> | According to some witnesses, the military opened fire without provocation towards the end of morning prayers, immediately using live ammunition and shooting to kill.<ref name=NYT/> [[Gehad El-Haddad]], the [[Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt|Muslim Brotherhood]]'s spokesman, claimed that the military opened fire at the protesters while they were praying in front of the Republican Guard and staging a peaceful sit-in.<ref name=nbcnews42/> One witness claimed that protestors had their backs to the Republic Guard building, as they were praying towards Mecca.<ref name=live>{{cite news|title=Egypt coup: July 8 as it happened|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10166063/Egypt-coup-July-8-as-it-happened.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 July 2013}}</ref> Others claimed that the incident was after prayers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cairo clashes: 'I saw both sides shooting at each other from my balcony'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10167263/Cairo-clashes-I-saw-both-sides-shooting-at-each-other-from-my-balcony.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=8 July 2013}}</ref> Some protestors claimed that [[Law enforcement in Egypt|police officer]] Mohamed el-Mesairy was sheltering in his parked car when he was killed by military gunfire striking the car.<ref name=NYT>''[[The New York Times]]'', 8 July 2013, [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/world/middleeast/egypt.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&hp Army Kills 51, Deepening Crisis in Egypt]</ref> | ||
According to the military, a "terrorist group" tried to storm the Republican Guard headquarters and that it had retaliated by opening fire at the attackers. A military spokesman reported that an officer was killed and six troops were injured before adding that 42 troops were injured and eight were in critical condition.<ref name=nbcnews42/> An amateur video recording showed people holding guns from the side of the protesters during daylight.<ref>{{cite news|title="Video" masked gunmen between supporters of Morsi during clashes "Republican guard"|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/node/1928316|accessdate=8 July 2013|newspaper=Al Masry Al Youm|date=8 July 2013|language=Arabic}}</ref | According to the military, a "terrorist group" tried to storm the Republican Guard headquarters and that it had retaliated by opening fire at the attackers. A military spokesman reported that an officer was killed and six troops were injured before adding that 42 troops were injured and eight were in critical condition.<ref name=nbcnews42/> An amateur video recording showed people holding guns from the side of the protesters during daylight.<ref name=live/><ref>{{cite news|title="Video" masked gunmen between supporters of Morsi during clashes "Republican guard"|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/node/1928316|accessdate=8 July 2013|newspaper=Al Masry Al Youm|date=8 July 2013|language=Arabic}}</ref> | ||
==Investigation== | ==Investigation== | ||