Cliff Cheney has been covering the unrest in Egypt extensively, and today he found himself encamped with pro-Morsi members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo’s Ramses Square. His tweets from the scene show a country that is far from stable as pro-Morsi forces clashed with members of the Central Security Forces near a commuter train stop.
At Ramses. Metro stop filled with gas. Crowd in square pounding metal railings. Defiant. Gas constantly being fired from bridge. #egypt
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Fire burning on bridge. Crowd in thousands. Maybe 2.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
MB pointing out civilians fighting with police.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
MB totally cool with me. Telling me to photograph.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Gas canisters starting more fires in grass. Some MB putting them out.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Commuters being overcome by gas as they exit metro. Just saw a women with children just panic. Nobody has the usual antidote spray.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
MB guys trying to get water to people for gas exposure. Not such a great idea.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Just saw guys try to contain a gas canister with a bucket. This crowd not experienced with street clashing.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
So much rock dust on ground people can’t keep their footing.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
MB guys using water soaked blankets to contain gas canisters. Never sen before.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Massive fireworks
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Just heard an electric stun gun among MB ranks on bridge. Journos watch you backs.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
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Yes RT @leloveluck: Police using a silly amount of tear gas to disperse pro-Morsi supporters. Side streets all flooded with the stuff #6Oct
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
So much gas being fired the protesters are now showing me large bags full of them. Not the usual one or two.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Inside MB field hospital.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Seeing rubber bullet wounds. Gas cases. Rock wounds inside MB hospital pic.twitter.com/3gdB4uldOQ
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Fuck. CSF peppering whole square with birdshot. Hitting all around me. Reaching every corner of Ramses. Saw some MB retreating. To where?
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
I am clear of square.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Scratch that:
I am not clear. Heavy fighting south of Ramses. Barricades against police on bridge.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
Or fuck sake. Fighting south of Ramses Sq. gas coming from bride thru side streets.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
#ramses square #cairo and tear gas. Reports that protesters heading from Rabaa to Ramses pic.twitter.com/ZTFjnaZsau
— Rima Marrouch (@RimaMarr) July 15, 2013
Youths starting to throw molotovs at Morsi side in Ramses. pic.twitter.com/aQEatcJuHu
— Kareem Fahim (@kfahim) July 15, 2013
CNN has fallen afoul of protesters on both sides of the conflict, and now Sky News Arabia is saying that a news van was destroyed by Muslim Brotherhood forces.
Sky News Arabia says their team has been assaulted by MB protesters in Ramses Square in Caior https://t.co/X4BHmO2iwk
— Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) July 15, 2013
.@ahmed Their vehicle destroyed, the tweet says. All replies to the tweet except one are happy. Most calling @SkyNewsArabia_B "lying media."
— ((( Usama Hasan ))) (@drusamahasan) July 15, 2013
Pro-#Morsi supporters demonstrate in #Ramses Square #SaveEgypt #Morsi #MB @Ikhwanweb pic.twitter.com/IucGKwSVLR
— Samir ?? ?? (@samirr65) July 15, 2013
Cheney says he’s not taking sides in the conflict but only trying to report what he sees (while staying alive).
How many times have I reported from Thawra and Tamarod side of these clashes? I don’t pick sides. Just tell what i see.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) July 15, 2013
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