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Pro-Morsi camps braced for crackdown

We hear from two protest camps in Cairo, where an operation is expected to begin to try and clear thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators

We hear from two protest camps in Cairo, where an operation is expected to begin to try and clear the thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators that have been positioned there for over a month

The Egyptian foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, has told the BBC the demonstrations will have to end very soon because of the disruption they are causing

Photo: Supporters of Mohammed Morsi perform morning prayer at sunrise during a sit-in demonstration near the Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque in the Nasr City district.
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