Army Kills 51, Deepening Crisis in Egypt



Wounded supporters of Mr. Morsi
were treated in a makeshift hospital. 
At least 51 civilian demonstrators were
killed and more than 400 were
 wounded, almost all of them
by gunfire, health officials said

 

 

 

In a sharp escalation of tensions Monday, Egyptian soldiers opened fire on hundreds of supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the ousted president, witnesses said. The military said armed assailants fired first.