Egyptian soldiers move near a burnt annex building of Cairo’s Rabaa Adawiya mosque after the earlier clearing of a protest camp around the mosque, August 15, 2013, in which hundreds of people were killed.
Smoke is seen over Ramses Square after Islamist protests descended into a bloodbath across Egypt with around 50 killed alone on a "Day of Rage" called by followers of ousted President Mohamed Mursi to denounce a crackdown by the army-backed governm
A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi runs during clashes with opponents near Ramses Square in Cairo August 16, 2013. Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt on Friday, with around 50 killed in Cairo alone on
Egyptian soldier with detainees near a burnt annex building of Rabaa Adawiya mosque after the earlier clearing of a protest camp around the mosque, in Cairo August 15, 2013. 
A man amid dead Muslim Brotherhood supporters at El Eyman mosque in Cairo August 15, 2013. 
Woman leaves a mosque in Cairo, August 15, 2013. Hundreds of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stormed a government building in Cairo and set it ablaze, as fury over a security crackdown on the Islamist movement that killed hundreds of people
Inside the Rabaa Adawiya mosque complex after the clearing of a protest camp around the mosque, in Cairo August 15, 2013. 
A general view of the Rabaa Adawiya mosque complex after the clearing of a protest camp around the mosque, in Cairo August 15, 2013. 
A view shows a fly-past over protesters against ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, in Tahrir Square in Cairo July 4, 2013. The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was arrested by Egyptian security forces on Thursday in a crackdown against the Is
A wedding couple in their car is surrounded as they pass though Tahrir Square, the focus of the February 2011 Egyptian revolution, while people celebrate the end of voting in the presidential election in Cairo June 17, 2012. Egypt's Islamists claim
People celebrate the end of voting in the presidential election as they pass though Tahrir Square, the focus of the February 2011 Egyptian revolution, in Cairo June 17, 2012. Egypt's Islamists claimed a narrow lead on Monday in vote-counting for th
Presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood greets a crowd outside a mosque after attending Friday Prayers in Cairo, June 15, 2012. Activists called for a protest on Friday and Islamists warned that the gains of the revolt that t
Opposition supporters walk past piles of rubbish early morning, after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, in Tahrir Square, Cairo February 12, 2011. Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt on Friday after 30 years of rule, handing power to the
A member of the Egyptian special forces walks past a mummy in the Egyptian Museum near the opposition stronghold of Tahrir Square in Cairo February 10, 2011. Egypt's pharaonic treasures have survived the unrest almost unscathed and restoration work
A makeshift rubbish truck collects waste in the opposition stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. Egypt's government resisted growing pressure on Thursday from key ally the United States and from a still energetic popular protest
An effigy of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hangs over Tahrir Square in Cairo February 6, 2011. Demonstrators camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square, which has become an epicentre for protest, vowed to intensify their battle to oust Mubarak but the
Opposition supporters sleep and take shelter under plastic sheets in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 6, 2011. Demonstrators camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square, which has become an epicentre for protest, vowed to intensify their battle to oust Egyp
A medic has a snack at a makeshift clinic in the opposition stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. The Egyptian government resisted growing pressure on Thursday from key ally the United States and from a still energetic popular pr
Opposition supporters rest near graffiti referring to social networking site "Facebook" in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 5, 2011. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his government but refused to step down, met some of the new min
An injured opposition supporter looks over the crowd after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for an 11th day of protest on Friday calling for an immediate end
An opposition supporter looks over the crowd after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 4, 2011. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for an 11th day of protest on Friday calling for an immediate end to Presi
Opposition supporters with protective head-gear in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a 10th day of protests calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year
An Egyptian soldier attempts to calm opposition supporters in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a 10th day of protests calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubara
A government supporter drives his car along a Nile-side road near Tahrir Square in Cairo February 2, 2011. Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square in protests calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-yea
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