On August 14, 2013, hundred of protesters were killed during a military crackdown in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Among those who died on that day was Sky News cameraman Mick Deane, who was shot in the chest by a sniper while filming the protests.
Ten years ago, Egypt was in turmoil as tens of thousands of Egyptians flooded the streets to demand change, ending in a notorious massacre.
On August 14, 2013, according to Amnesty International, more than 900 protesters - who had been taking part in two mass sit-ins in Cairo - were killed in just a few hours during a military crackdown on supporters of the country's ousted president Mohamed Morsi. It was the third mass killing of Mr Morsi's supporters since he was removed from power in July 2013, and followed six weeks of bloody clashes between protesters demanding his reinstatement and security forces loyal to the army-backed government of Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al Sisi.
"The Rabaa massacre was a turning point following which the Egyptian authorities have relentlessly pursued a zero-tolerance policy of dissent," said Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa research director for Amnesty International, in a statement on the 10th anniversary of the killings.He was killed by a single gunshot while a Sky News team were filming the protests against the military coup which deposed Mr Morsi.
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