The death toll keeps going up in Egypt after security forces swept through two sit-in sites yesterday, operated by supporters of Mohammed Morsi. An Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman now says over 500 people have died as of Thursday, August 15 in violence that has prompted international criticism.
The Smoldering Remains of Morsi Protest Camps
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Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives in the El-Iman mosque, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.
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Members of the Egyptians Army walk among the smoldering remains of the largest protest camp of supporters of ousted President Morsi.
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Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives in the El-Iman mosque, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.
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Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives who died yesterday in clashes with security forces, Aug. 15, 2013.