Newsweek correspondent Mike Giglio wants to make it clear he’s not taking sides in the ongoing clash between Morsi hardliners and anti-government protesters in Egypt’s Tahrir Square: he just feels slightly safer camped among the anti-Morsi crowd. The protesters seem happy to show off their weapons, but would shotgun fan Joe Biden approve of this rather sketchy looking handgun?
Here's some ammo from the anti-Morsi crowd. pic.twitter.com/r7Cexp2uyF
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
Here's a handgun that fires shotgun shells, from anti-Morsi side near Tahrir. They stress-fairly-this is for defense. pic.twitter.com/zILvPFnYb8
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
Another shot from the same gun from previous post pic.twitter.com/Mnt4GQsAQr
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
And one last shot. Again, they are stressing they only brought these after coming under attack. pic.twitter.com/rHDbM4367J
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
@mike_giglio that thing looks like it would blow up your hand
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) July 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/OhioCoastie/status/353250690652573696
Anti-Morsi protesters getting molotovs ready near 6 October
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
So the police and army show up, and people stop shooting each other. Clashes over near Tahrir. Oct. 6 bridge a mess of broken molotov glass
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
A BBC reporter was hit in the head with bird shot this morning, and this poor fellow was reportedly struck a bit lower.
Guy holds a pellet he pulled out of his crotch. pic.twitter.com/W55oiKfJR9
— Mike Giglio (@mike_giglio) July 5, 2013
Several people on the scene are reporting that the latest round of violence appears to be dying down.
Just returned from October Bridge near Tahiri Square, clashes coming off big time, rocks, fireworks and Molotov's Coctails #egypt
— Konsta Leppänen (@konstakuva) July 5, 2013