{{Egypt\u2019s Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that 35 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi were killed at dawn when security forces opened fire on them as they were praying.}}<\/p>\n
\u201cMorsi supporters were praying while the police and army fired live rounds and tear gas at them. This led to around 35 dead and the figure is likely to rise,\u201d the Brotherhood said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Egyptian armed forces said \u201carmed terrorists\u201d had tried to storm the headquarters of the elite Republican Guard, where the Brotherhood had been protesting, leaving one security officer dead.<\/p>\n
The Islamist group\u2019s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, called for \u201can uprising by the great people of Egypt against those trying to steal their revolution with tanks.\u201d<\/p>\n
It urged \u201cthe international community and international groups and all the free people of the world to intervene to stop further massacres \u2026 and prevent a new Syria in the Arab world.\u201d<\/p>\n
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