It was a horrifying moment when a police van was recently pushed off a
bridge in Cairo by angry protesters. As if that was not enough,
demonstrators attacked the burning wreckage, throwing stones at it.
The
dramatic pictures show the van being ambushed by dozens of people
before crashing through a protective fence on the bridge. It then falls
upside down and then rolls onto its roof as it lands. Blood can then be
seen on the ground as nearby police officers pull injured men out of the
crushed vehicle.
It is not known how many people were on board
and how many people survived the fall, but bloodied men were seen lying
around the van moments afterwards. Unconfirmed reports on Twitter
claimed five were dead.
At least 278 are said to be dead and
hundreds more injured after a day of bloody violence sparked when
security forces stormed a camp to clear protesters supporting deposed
President Mohamed Morsi.
Meanwhile, Egypt's interim President,
Adly Mansour, declared a month-long state of emergency and night-time
curfew in Cairo and ten provinces. His vice president, Mohamed
ElBaradei, resigned in protest at the bloody crackdown.
According
to reports, the United States has called for urgent restraint, warning
that the 'the world is watching.' The state of lawlessness in the country is really horrifying!!!
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