Egyptian security forces have begun to clear the protest camp of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Many people were killed. The army has cordoned off the link road to the airport. In other cities, there are clashes.

Egyptian security forces go with great severity against the front of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. In the morning the police began to clear the protest camp two of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. An AFP reporter counted alone in a field hospital on the outskirts of a camp 43 dead. In addition, there is talk of more than a hundred injured. State television reported the death of two police officers.

The security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets, several local journalists also reported that the soldiers with machine guns were firing live ammunition at protesters. Armored vehicles and bulldozers were also deployed. About the places in eastern Adawija Rabaa al-Nahda in the western district of Cairo, Giza army helicopters circled. Thick smoke hangs over the protest camps. Television pictures show, disguised as security forces firing from rooftops from the crowd.

The protesters threw stones at the advancing troops and bombarded them with fireworks. Islamist preacher and leader of the Muslim Brotherhood called on their supporters to the protest camps, continue to resist and to die as a martyr in the extreme case. Addressed to the army called a Muslim brother on Rabaa al-Adawija Square, “We are Egyptians, not Israelis We are your brothers and sisters Bring us not to..” They also called on all Egyptians to go against the actions of the army on the streets.

The government then ordered to stop the train in the entire country – apparently wants to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood bring more followers to Cairo the lead. Also the road between Cairo and the city of Ismailia on the Suez Canal was blocked – as well as the road between the city center and the airport.

The two tent camps were now completely surrounded by security forces, an escape practically impossible eyewitnesses. Local journalists also marked that doctors are prevented from penetrating to the camps. Several reporters were briefly detained, security forces put out the pictures on their cameras, described a Reuters photographer via Twitter.

The Nahda Square police and army have now brought claims to be under their control, on the Rabaa al-Adawija-Square stop the fighting continues. Several officials of the Brotherhood were arrested who it relates to this, the Home Office but not said.

In other cities, supporters of the Brotherhood provide street battles with security forces. In the Mediterranean city of Alexandria and Minya in Upper Egypt and Asiut protesters reportedly attacked government institutions and police. In Sohag at the headwaters of the Nile to Mursi trailers have a church set on fire.

With the use of on Wednesday the power struggle between the military and Muslim Brotherhood has escalated. The Islamists have since the coup against President Mursi on 3 Demonstrated July and barricaded themselves in the squares. They demand the reinstatement of the deposed head of state. Army and interim government protesters had repeatedly asked in recent weeks to vacate their camp. The Muslim Brotherhood rejected the appeals, mediation attempts by the U.S. and EU were unsuccessful. Nevertheless, the West urged Egypt’s new strongman, army chief Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, the renunciation of violence.

Within the new Egyptian leadership had recently been controversy about how to deal with the protest of the Muslim Brotherhood. Some had urged a crackdown, others wanted to force the protesters to surrender by the supply is cut off with water, electricity and food to them. Now the representatives of the hard line seem to have prevailed.