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BY ALEX MALLIN
Amid growing unrest in Egypt, a son of one of the Muslim Brotherhood's top leaders was
killed in a protest Friday.
Ammar Badie is the son of Mohammed Badie, the brotherhood's General Guide. Ammar was
protesting with the group supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo. (Via ABC)
He was taking part in the brotherhood's Friday protests dubbed the "Day of Rage." The demonstrations
were in opposition of the Egyptian Army's violent raids on sit-in camps over the past
week. (Via BBC)
Mohammed Badie has headed the Islamist organization's Egyptian wing since 2010. Badie is wanted
by the interim government for charges of inciting violence through his group. (Via Al Bawaba)
This marks a continuance of a string of bloody days for the unstable country. Hundreds of
pro-Morsi protesters have been killed in clashes with the military, only inciting further unrest
among the Egyptian people.
Ammar Badie was shot and killed in Cairo's Ramses Square where hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood
members barricaded themselves inside of a mosque. (Via Sky News)
The mosque was used as a temporary hospital and morgue for those injured or killed in
the square. But it turned into a standoff as brotherhood members exchanged gunfire with
hostile civilians outside the mosque. (Via The Telegraph)
The U.S. recently condemned the actions of the Egyptian military against the protesters
and Amnesty International says it is launching a full investigation into the violence in
recent demonstrations.