US Warns Egypt To Step Back As Death Toll Nears 300

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Kerry calls violence ‘a serious blow’ to reconciliation efforts; official sources report 43 policemen killed, on top of 235 protesters

By AP and TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF August 14, 2013

WASHINGTON — Washington delivered a stern warning to Egyptian authorities Wednesday to step back from deadly violence after a day which saw hundreds killed in clashes between security forces and protesters loyal to ousted president Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt’s interior minister said late Thursday that 43 policemen were killed in clashes with supporters of the ousted Islamist president, raising the overall death toll for Wednesday to nearly 300.

Official sources said late Wednesday that 235 protesters had been killed as Cairo and other parts of Egypt erupted in fighting following raids on two Muslim Brotherhood sit-in camps in the capital

Mohammed Ibrahim, who is in charge of the police, said Morsi supporters stormed 21 police stations and damaged or torched seven churches across the nation. He said they also stormed the Finance Ministry in Cairo and occupied its ground floor.

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1. Considerable increase from what "officials" claimed earlier

when the protesters were claiming higher figures.

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