Tension Continues in Egypt: An Interview with Time Magazine’s Ashraf Khalil
Egyptian soldiers move near a burnt annex building of Rabaa Adawiya mosque after the clearing of a protest camp around the mosque, in Cairo August 15, 2013. The Egyptian government said on Thursday it was determined to confront “terrorist acts” by the Muslim Brotherhood, a day after security forces raided the group’s protest camps in Cairo and hundreds of people were killed. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTX12MOH
It’s a day after a major bloodshed in Egypt.
Mourners are burying their dead, and the streets are empty.
Marco Werman got a chance to speak with Ashraf Khalil, correspondent with Time Magazine who is in Cairo.
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