Dozens Dead As Egypt Cracks Down On Sit-Ins -- Al Jazeera
At least 40 people reportedly killed as security forces launch operation to remove two anti-military sit-ins in Cairo.
A security operation to clear protesters camped out on the streets of Cairo since President Mohamed Morsi was deposed by the military last month has left at least 40 people died.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry says 200 people have been arrested, including 50 in the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Nasr City and 150 at the Nahda Square sit-in in Giza.
Live footage from Cairo on Wednesday morning showed smoke engulfing Nahda Square - which was later completely cleared - and there were reports of tear gas and birdshot being used on supporters of the Morsi.
By mid-morning, state television reported that security forces had finished breaking up the sit-in there.
Bulldozers were said to have been used to uproot the camps.
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