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People throwing themselves from bridge near Ramses police station to reach street level. #Egypt pic.twitter.com/tDX5AbzEVF
— Śpíké Ćülléñ (@spikecullen) August 16, 2013
Writer Sarah Carr is live-tweeting the intense chaos, violence and bloodshed in Cairo today as Muslim Brotherhood supporters take to the streets for a Day of Rage. Carr reports that people are “jumping,” “falling” and “sliding” off the 6th of October Bridge.
People are using a cable to slide down. Sometimes they fall. Being carried away unconscious
— أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013
Armed police men slowly walking along bridge towards people trapped at azbakeya statiom
— أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013
The bridge people were jumping of is 6 october, 200 metres in front of azbakeya pol station. They were jumping cos they were trapped.
— أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013
BBC's @HughSykes tells us some ppl reported to be jumping off a major #Cairo bridge to escape a gunfight w/ both sides dressed as civilians.
— BBC Newshour (@BBCNewshour) August 16, 2013
Update:
This video is now circulating and appears to have been taken at the same location.
http://twitter.com/#!/gavreilly/status/368384862677237760