Copts were gunned down by military|8Oct11|Socialist Worker

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Eyewitness in Cairo: Copts were gunned down by military|8Oct11|Socialist Worker
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Coptic Christians had been staging a peaceful march from the working class district of Shubra to Maspero, in downtown Cairo, to denounce sectarian attacks against churches.
The international media has reported there were “clashes”—but the truth is the authorities cracked down brutally using live ammunition, while army armoured vehicles ran over protesters in cold blood.
The army also stormed the offices of two TV stations, taking them off air, to try to stop the broadcast of the videos of the attacks.
Egyptian state TV has been inciting sectarian strife, alleging Christians were armed and that they attacked the army. It also called on the “public” to take to the streets to “protect” the army. Thugs, armed with sticks and knives, attacked protesters, responding to the sectarian calls.

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Twitter / toriaar
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I met people at #maspero last night who came because of what State TV said, they sincerely believed #copts had machine guns. #FuckStateTV

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Anything but the army: Another night of state-sanctioned murder « Sibilant Egypt
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This is about two things, incitement and the use of violence. Some people who had been attacking protesters in Tahrir said they were sitting in cafes in Boulaq Aboul Ela when police came by and told them that Coptic protesters were burning the Quran in Maspiro. I can’t verify that this happened independently but the young man who said it had been throwing stones at us a few minutes earlier. Others had been roused into a frenzy by the coverage on state television, which was pretty much reporting that Coptic protesters were attacking the country’s esteemed armed forces, and had instigated the attack by firing first.

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