People run for cover as security forces fire tear gas to disperse supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi outside the Egyptian Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo, early hours of July 8, 2013.
Egyptâ„¢s Nour Party says it has withdrawn from talks over the new government in response to the Ëœmassacreâ„¢ of protesters at the Republican Guard barracks in the capital, Cairo.
Å“We have decided to withdraw immediately from all negotiations in response to the massacre outside the Republican Guard” headquarters, the Salafist partyâ„¢s spokesman Nadder Bakkar said Monday.
The decision was made after at least 34 supporters of Egyptâ„¢s ousted President Mohamed Morsi were killed and dozens more wounded by the security forces during protests in Cairo on Monday.
Egyptâ„¢s Muslim Brotherhood said that snipers targeted protesters attending a sit-in outside the Republican Guard building.
Meanwhile, Egyptâ„¢s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) estimates that more than 50 people were killed in violence.
Witnesses say Egyptian troops used live ammunition to disperse the protesters in Nasr City District, eastern Cairo.
The Strong Egypt Party has condemned the killings, saying General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egyptâ„¢s army, is responsible for the deadly incident.
The Egyptian military also said that one officer was killed and 40 wounded after the military compound was attacked by a Å“terrorist group.”
According to Egyptâ„¢s television, protesters are continuing with the sit-in outside the Republican Guard building despite the attack.
Supporters and opponents of Mohamed Morsi remain on the streets as tensions continue to rise across the country.
On Sunday, Morsiâ„¢s supporters held demonstrations on Rabia al-Adawiya Square and Al-Nahda Square close to Cairo University, demanding his return to power.
They also erected barricades and set up checkpoints across Cairo, blocking the main road leading to Cairo International Airport.
Anti-Morsi demonstrators gathered in Cairoâ„¢s iconic Liberation Square and around the presidential palace.
Opponents of the ousted president also took to the streets in Alexandria on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and in other major cities across the country.
On July 3, General Sisi announced that President Morsi was no longer in office.
The chief justice of Egyptâ„¢s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, was sworn in as interim president of Egypt on July 4.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV