[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN secretary-general condemns Egypt violence after forces clear protester camps

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban heads to Middle East after wrapping up Pakistan visit Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   August 14, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN secretary-general condemns Egypt violence after forces clear protester camps United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the violence that occurred as Egyptian security forces cleared pro-Mohamed Morsi demonstrators from an encampment today. Dozens of people died amid the violence, and world leaders encouraged both sides to exercise restraint. 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