Egypt: Hundreds slaughtered by army,including a renowed cameraman

Hundreds were killed in a horrific massacre in Egypt today – including a British TV cameraman shot dead by a sniper.
The country now stands on the  brink of all-out civil war following 24 hours of carnage.
Dad-of-two Mick Deane, 61, was gunned down as he filmed for Sky News in the capital Cairo, capturing the bloody scenes as government troops staged a merciless crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
The war zone veteran was hailed a hero today by his stunned colleagues.
One told how he was shot inside the Rabaa al-Adawiya camp, where security forces have been trying to clear pro-Morsi demonstrators.
He said: “Mick was about to lift the camera to his shoulder when a sniper opened fired and killed him instantly.”
There was global outrage at yesterday’s slaughter, which included women and children being burned alive as they cowered in tents.
The country was put on a state of emergency and curfews imposed in major cities as world leaders pleaded for calm.

President Morsi’s party, the Muslim Brotherhood, calimed as many as 2,000 had died.
Tonight the official toll stood at 149, but that is expected to rise dramatically.
One Egyptian medic said: “There are too many bodies to count.”
In Cairo alone more than 140 protesters are believed to have been killed as two protest camps were stormed with armoured bulldozers.
Witnesses said snipers fired on women and children from rooftops.
The first camp at Nahda Square, near Cairo University, was cleared quickly.
Then tens of thousands who had gathered outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Nasr City were faced with riot police crouching behind armoured vehicles as they moved in at 7am.
Tear gas was fired from the rooftops onto the crowds below and automatic gunfire broke out from both sides.
Desperate residents recited verses from the Koran and screamed “God help us! God help us!”
News cameraman Mick died as he tried to film the horrific events for the world to see – one of six journalists who were reported killed or wounded.

 

It was feared security forces may be deliberately targeting media reporters in a bid to stifle coverage of the atrocities.

 Not again with all this war...........................................