Supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray in Nasr City, suburb of Cairo, Monday, July 8, 2013.<\/p>\n
Thousands of people have gathered in Cairo\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Nasr city to hold the Muslim prayers for the dead, to bid farewell to the victims of Monday clashes.\n<\/p>\n
On Monday, at least 51 people, mostly supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, were killed in clashes with the security forces outside the Republican Guard barracks in Cairo.\n<\/p>\n
The development came after the army opened fire on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, prompting the Brotherhood to call for an uprising against the military.\n<\/p>\n
The army says it confronted a group of armed men who were trying to enter the building. An army spokesman also noted that a soldier and a police officer have been shot dead in the attack.\n<\/p>\n
The Brotherhood leaders and field doctors, however, reject the claim, saying that troops tried to break a sit-in by supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, while they were preparing for prayers.\n<\/p>\n
Egypt\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Muslim Brotherhood has called for a nationwide protest on Tuesday, a day after the deadly incident.\n<\/p>\n
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo, earlier today, condemned what was described by Morsi’s supporters as a “massacre” and ordered an independent probe into the incident.\n<\/p>\n
The Egyptian interim president also expressed \u00c5\u201cdeep regret\u201d for the victims of Monday violence in a TV statement, saying it has forged a judicial panel to investigate the incident.\n<\/p>\n
Since last week, Egypt has been the scene of rival rallies and clashes between thousands of supporters and opponents of the ousted president.\n<\/p>\n
Morsi was unseated on July 3, and the Chief Justice of Egypt\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour, was sworn in as interim president of Egypt on July 4.\n<\/p>\n
Army officials said Morsi was being held \u00c5\u201cpreventively\u201d by the military and might face formal charges over accusations made by his opponents.\n<\/p>\n
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