Security forces have started to clear pro-Morso protesters who have been camped out on the streets of the capital, Cairo, since the Egyptian president was deposed by the military last month. On Wednesday, live footage showed smoke engulfing Nahda square and there were reports of tear gas and birdshot being used."I see a lot of black smoke and helicopters circling," said Al Jazeera's Dorothy Parvaz, reporting from Cairo.
The action follows weeks of warnings from the interim leadership that force would possibly used to clear the protesters.
| More from al-Arabiya. Besoeker notes this link from the BBC in which the troops are using up-armored D9s. |
| Update at 1120 CT: 149 dead per AP. |