CAIRO
Secretary General of the Doctors Union Jamal Abdusselam refuted the purported attacks on the Republican Guards Headquarters early Monday which the army claims prompted it to respond, killing at least 51 people.
Secretary General of the Doctors Union Jamal Abdusselam told a press conference that protestors would not attack the headquarters of the Republican Guards when they had their children with them, and said: "Most of the injured were fired in the back and this shows that they were not clashing with the armed forces."
Abdusselam said doctors who abused their jobs and hid the truths would be punished.
Meanwhile, Sharif M. living nearby the compound told AA that he was woken up by the noises as bullets hit the walls of his house.
Protesters who gathered to support ousted President Mohamed Morsi were shot at during morning prayer early on Monday. Eyewitnesses said the sharpshooters were deployed on the rooftops of the buildings which belong to the armed forces. The left at least 51 people dead, and some 322 injured.
