Egypt’s disastrous bloodshed requires urgent impartial investigation

Headline Title:  Egypt bloodshed requires urgent impartial investigation 16 August 2013 There must be a full and impartial investigation into the violent dispersal of sit-in protests in Cairo this week, where security forces used unwarranted lethal force and broke promises to allow the wounded to exit safely, Amnesty International said today on the basis of its research on the ground.Unprecedented levels of violence have left more than 600 dead around Egypt. The Ministry of Interior reported 43 fatal casualties among security forces. The death toll is expected to climb further as bodies…

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