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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 17 Aug 2013

    Security forces shooting at minaret of besieged al-Fath mosque in #Cairo, live TV footage shows http://bbc.in/15RTBGn  #Egypt

    4:51 AM - 17 Aug 2013
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    • Ghoneam Mohammed Ziaullah Mirza Pete Osborne Rima Zayn Albert Mohamed O.eltayeb Miguel Angel Jan Nolf Harsh Sharma
    43 replies 196 retweets 23 likes
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      2. Rola Mahmoud‏ @rolarola 17 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking bullets are being shot from minaret n the police is shooting back, liars.

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      2. Ramirez‏ @Sierrasverdes1 17 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Don't forget to point out the sniper that was there. Or is he one of Ford and Wesr death squad?????

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      3. nakanishi@八割れ猫‏ @_kazumasa_ 17 Aug 2013
        Replying to @Sierrasverdes1

        @Sierrasverdes1 @BBCBreaking Truth Jihad News ①http://truthjihad.com/news/?p=664  ②http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/08/14/rford/ … ③http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/12/318321/us-death-squad-envoy-targets-egypt/ …

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      1. Hesham‏ @EssaHesham 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking the blood on the shirt, but he is acting wounded #MB_are_terrorists #Egypt #Morsi #Obama http://youtu.be/WibbzXvHOWo 

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      1. Dr. Elnil, MD  💎‏ @Elnil1 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @Elnil1: MB peaceful demonstrators carrying peaceful weapons..pic.twitter.com/swNo4DMPrh

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      1. Suzy Hanna‏ @SuzyHanna1 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld They fired in the air2keep people away because they wanted2kill them4murdering their friends be4hiding in the Mosque

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      2. Nada Nazmy‏ @NadaNazmy 17 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking well this is because "muslim" brotherhood snipers started shooting police and civilians first. Get your facts straight.

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      4. Nada Nazmy‏ @NadaNazmy 17 Aug 2013
        Replying to @humanuniverse

        @humanuniverse @BBCBreaking I live in egypt and know what's really happening! On the other hand, you get your news from tv and biased media.

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      1. Khalil A. Hassan‏ @Khalil_a_hassan 18 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking No respect left for the mosques even. Have the Egyptian soldiers lost their minds?

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      1. Marian Fekry‏ @Marmoura5884 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I think you need to remember the 40 million who supported our great Army on July 26، 2013

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      1. Marian Fekry‏ @Marmoura5884 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking are you meaning al-Fath mosque in London and your security forces in London?!

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      1. hamdi salaheddine‏ @saladin252013 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld Why no one has been injured in the crossfire, and why insurgents resort in, so they know site is boxed by security.

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      1. Ramirez‏ @Sierrasverdes1 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Don't forget to mention frist there was a sniper there gunning people! Half truth is LIE!

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      1. Kha Black#الأقصى‏ @kha_black 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Guess what, the minaret has no entrance inside the mosque, the only way you can get up the minaret is from outside. Nice try

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      1. Effnbrit‏ @Effnbrit 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking thought the mosques were sacred? Oh,I see... Only when convenient.

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      1. Mhairi McAlpine‏ @mhairi_mcalpine 17 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking The shooting is coming FROM the minaret.

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