Supporters of Egyptâ„¢s ousted President Mohamed Morsi clash with Egyptian police on a street leading to Rabaa al-Adawiya square in Cairo on August 14, 2013.
French President Francois Hollande has summoned Egyptâ„¢s ambassador to Paris, following a fatal crackdown on the supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
Sources at the French presidency said that the Egyptian envoy was called in for a meeting with Hollande on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Egyptian security forces moved in to clear out thousands of supporters of the ousted president from two camps – one near the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairoâ„¢s Nasr City and a smaller one in Nahda Square in Giza.
According to the Egyptian Health Ministry, over 460 people were killed in the violence. Nearly 3,000 people have also been injured.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry says among the dead 43 were policemen.
However, the Muslim Brotherhood put the death toll far higher, saying more than 2,000 people had died in the police crackdown on Morsi supporters.
The bloody crackdown has sparked international condemnation, but Hollande is the first head of state to summon the Egyptian envoy.
On Wednesday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for Å“an immediate halt” to the deadly violence in Egypt and urged the United Nations to address the issue.
On the same day, European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton Å“strongly” condemned the violence and called on the Egyptian interim government to end the state of emergency as soon as possible Å“to allow the resumption of normal life.”
A curfew was also imposed in Cairo, Alexandria and several provinces between 19:00 local time (1700 GMT) and 06:00 (0400 GMT).
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Republished from: Press TV