The Telegraph
by Ruth Sherlock, Magdy Salman and Louisa Loveluck
August 17, 2013

Dramatic footage from inside al-Fatah Mosque in Ramses Square showed people fighting for breath as troops fired in canisters of tear gas, filling a hall of worship with clouds of white smoke.

Outside, troops who had besieged the mosque exchanged fire with gunmen who were using its minaret as a sniper point.

The siege was one of numerous flashpoints across the country on Saturday as Egypt’s generals continued to defy international condemnation of their actions. Hundreds of lives have been lost during one of the bloodiest weeks in the country’s recent history.

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