And I want to make something clear. What happened was not really about religion although the intent of the march was clear. What happened was that a peaceful march attended by both Christians and Muslims was attacked by the military. That is what it boils down to. 23 Egyptians died today and 186 were wounded. That is it! That's what happened! How can this happen?
Here are the tweets that Salma and I posted as updates. See for yourselves what people on the ground saw and reported on.
Sofia Smith
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- Soha Kneen Quick summary. The march is on its way to Maspero. Was attacked with rocks...some gunfire was heard. Rock throwing ended, march continued. Some more stone throwing continued in the streets, but march is still continuing on.
11 hours ago · 
Soha Kneen Another quick note: the summary updates listed here are predominantly from Sarah Carr's twitter feed.
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Of note: in middle of rock attack by unknown assailants cops started chanting el.sha3b yoreed esqat el mosheer.
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen People are chantint “deih baladna“ @noovsenary says. Fighting is continuing at Shubra tunnel.
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen A single rock was thrown at Al Ahram HQ - protesters stopped further attack. Chants of 'el a2bat ahom el sa7afa fein'
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen The march has reached Hilton Ramses. It is still huge. Again, updates are via Sarah Carr!
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen People handing out candles to light all together in protest http://yfrog.com/oeyssij via @SharifKouddous
11 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen via Lina Wardani: A car drove by and randomly shot at the coptic rally just outside Ahram building really scary
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen via Sarah Carr from an hour ago:http://yfrog.com/j29gzscj huge shubra march
11 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen Sarah just posted that apparently the gunfire is military police but she can't see
11 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen via @Fouda_ راهب الحضر:احمد فودة via Twitter again; #Maspero #Copts #maseera @Sarahngb: Many People got shot infront of me.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Numbers being sited in terms of how large this march is...approximately 100k
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen shots are being fired in the air and the cops are charging at demonstrators
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen People are saying armored cars just ran over people at #maspero. Crowd incensed
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen @Sarhangb just got smacked with a baton on her back and then chased down the road. just jumped in a moving cab
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen via Sarah Carr: I'm standing on october bridge i saw about 15 people get run over
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen from 21 minutes ago: Crowd just broke through police line and pushed them back. Rock throwing. Chaos. Shots fired in air
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Police charge on beating people with sticks. Create stampede mad as people flee.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Again by Sharif Kouddous: Protesters in front of #maspero again. Very tense situation. Military police charge sporadically & people run then return. Random shots fired.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Sharif Kouddous: From 3 minutes ago - military police rush in big charge. All wearing helmets, carrying shields and large sticks beating anyone near.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen via Sarahngb - people are being beaten and chased by military police. She saw an old veiled woman get hit too.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Again via Sharif Kouddous: Near Hilton Ramses a number of wounded people. Sound of women wailing in the air. http://yfrog.com/ob691uj
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10 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen I know Salma! none of this ok! it's fucking insane! it's a peaceful march!
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Anyone that has updates I'm not seeing, please go ahead and add them to this comment stream!
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen no news at the moment. will keep scanning! am monitoring several feeds for news and will post the minute I have anything
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Recent images from the march by Sharif Kouddous: https://twitter.com/#!/sharifkouddous/media/slidesho w?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyfrog.c om%2Fob691uj
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via Sharif Kouddous: Cars on fire on Corniche El Nile. Shots fired in air http://yfrog.com/odrgbjjj
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10 hours ago · ·
Salma Abdou AlArabeya is reporting that there are deaths on both sides- mp and protesters.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen And anyone else who wants to keep this update feed going. Please do so! I have to run right now unfortunately.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via Sharif Kouddous: Military police rush up October bridge. Random shots continuehttp://yfrog.com/klnjecfj
10 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous again: More ambulances arrive. People carried in bleeding and unconscioushttp://yfrog.com/h88scpgj
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More ambulances arrive. People carried in bleeding and unconscious http://yfrog.com/h88scpgj
10 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen via Sarahngb: protestors did not instigate any of the violence. They were about to celebrate the arrival of the #maseera when suddenly rocks were flying in the air.
10 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen ok, going now. the feeds to watch are Sharif Kouddous, Sarah Carr, sarahngb, Lina El Wardani, and Cairocitylights
10 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @SarifKouddous: injured people getting carried out of maspiro area in rugs https://twitter.com/#!/sharifkouddous/status/1230874 48002674688
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People keep getting carried out from #maspero area. Carried in rugs.http://t.co/OFHPwXHI
10 hours ago · ·
Salma Abdou Egy state tv asking egyptians to go to maspiro and help egyarmy against protesters. WTH.
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou Egyptian TV airs comment of injured soldier: "The Christians are sons of dogs."
9 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous: Crowd chanting for fall of Tantawihttp://yfrog.com/j2puixwj
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9 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous: People keep getting carried out from #maspero area. Carried in rugs. http://yfrog.com/o0ueccj
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People keep getting carried out from #maspero area. Carried in rugs. http://yfrog.com/o0ueccj
9 hours ago · ·
Soha Kneen How could this happen during a peaceful march against sectarian violence?????
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @magbutter : a march coming from Tahrir to #maspero, numbers at abdelmoneim road r hu ge
9 hours ago · ·
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Soha Kneen via Sarah Carr: Csf and plain clothed people throwing stones from oct bridge
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @Reem821 :Live rounds from military police began 10 mins after shubra marchers arrived in #maspero. still not clear why
9 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen via Reem821: NONE of protesters I saw had weapons, it was peaceful, there were people discussing, laughing, lighting candles. #maspero #copts #Egypt
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @omarkamel : Channel 25 crew got attacked on air right now. Presenter screaming her ass off while on a call with an army spokesman.
9 hours ago · · 1 person
Salma Abdou @magbutter : In front of the museum on way to Hilton..we r thousands but scattered
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @sarahcarr : Another battle by hilton chants of down with the mosheer. Tear gas.
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou @cairocitylimits: Battle of the bridge, armored car just moved in on people.
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou RT @MagButter: Thugs and army soldiers throwing rocks and moltov on us at abdelmoneim riad
9 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou "@FarahSaafan: I saw ppl squashed being carried away in bloody blanekts, families/children screaming, tear gas, ppl shot with live ammo bleeding #Maspero"
8 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou "@FarahSaafan: I saw ppl squashed being carried away in bloody blanekts, families/children screaming, tear gas, ppl shot with live ammo bleeding #Maspero"
8 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou RT @Sarahcarr: I have seen at least 12 bodies in morgue. There r apparently 3 in fridge #Copts
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RT @Sarahcarr: Am at the qebty hospital floor of a&e covered in blood injured and crying people everywhere
RT @nagoul1:About 20 pple were run over by #militarypolice and central #police vehicles in #Maspero,much like during the #Jan25 #revolution
8 hours ago ·
Salma Abdou "@sharifkouddous: Reports emerging of 17 people killed. Dozens more wounded."
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @mosaaberizing: Heard a muslim guy urging other protesters, "lets head to the front, I'm not gonna let the Christians take a bullet alone."
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @mosaaberizing: Just saw a group of half naked "civilians" beat and drag an old protester then hand him to the army.
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @mosaaberizing: Thousands regrouping themselves at the museum to head to Masprio. Chanting "one hand" and "people want to topple the Marshall"
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @mosaaberizing: The army with the help of their thugs now chasing protesters on 6th of Oct. bridge and heading rowards Tahrir. People there, stay safe.
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen RT @3arabawy Video: #EgyArmy vehicles run over protesters in #Maspero http://t.co/7mjV1rwT
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7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen RT @3arabawy Video: #EgyArmy and #Egypolice massacre protesters in #Maspero http://t.co/7mjV1rwT#copts
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Video: The start of the clashs between #EgyArmy & #Maspero protestors http://t.co/npyJvi2r #copts #fb
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous: More tear gas. Security van started driving towards crowd. Fires lit. Van retreats
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous: more shots fired...Protester lifts shirt as friends check for buckshot lodged in his backhttp://t.co/g7Gng5E3
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Kouddous: Military police charge into Abdel Moneim Riyadh square from Tahrir side. People run in all directions.
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From 22 minutes ago; Kouddous: Military police surrounding Abdel Moneim Riyad squarehttp://t.co/ZvzOmlf0
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From 4:01 pm; "@sharifkouddous: “@Sarahcarr:http://t.co/rwscWsub graphic. Picture of 4 dead protrsters in el qebty hosp morgue
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From 3 pm via Sarah Carr: http://t.co/GxFarGEdbullets collected from.maspero. Is this live ammo?
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From 3:12 pm via Sarah Carr: Back at morgue now 14 plus 3 in fridge. 1 body has been taken out cos apparently still alive
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via Sarah Carr: Just awful scenes in the hospital. Women scrraming men crying. A protester said “the army ran us over like we are animals“
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Again via Sarah Carr: Army vehicles deliberately crushed protesters using APCs, shot at them at random as they drove at them. This is what happened tonight.
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From one hour ago, Lilian Wagdy reports on tear gas used today same as was used in late July. Also reported on fierce hit and run battle now in abdel moneim ruyad st just met @alaa he's fine
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @LilianWagdy i cannot believe it the battle is over and the people who were hitting us frm the other side have joined us
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Still from an hour ago...via @LilianWagdy a huge march now is chantimg al sha3b yurid esqat el moshir as they head to #maspero
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Wagdy: reporting when heading back to Tahrir... a7a walking through downtown the army is setting up one hell of a trap for us
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @sarahngb: I can not repeat enough, I was at #Maspero as soon as clashes started. It was not the protestors. I don't know who, but the military beat us
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via Zeinobia: the Coptic Hospital at 175 Ramses needs blood donors! Pls go donate if you can!
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen The request to donate was mine...although it was implied in her tweets I believe
7 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Linawardani: What started as a peaceful protest with Copts holding hands and singing caroles turned into a fierce battle with gun shots tear gas & blood
6 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Wardani: Health ministry now says death toll now reached 19 and 150 injured
6 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen http://t.co/gUluZqoZ Maggie Michelle's article on today's clashes via Lina again
6 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen SherineT: #Egypt state TV quoting health minister: 23 dead, 174 injured #Maspiro #Copts
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Via @Pharaonick - (in downtown Cairo) RT @sandmonkey: Curfew from 2 am till 7 am is announced. Tell ur friends.
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen @Sandmonkey whose comments are always spot on - Today in a nutshell: team " people &army 1 hand" vs. "Muslims & christians 1 hand". Choose ur side. #maspero
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From an hour ago posted by @Sandmonkey: Correction: thugs are attacking the coptic hospital. REPORTERS go there NOW. #maspero #Egypt
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Sandmonkey: Dear #maspero employees, how do you sleep at night? How do you lie about death of your fellow egyptians like this u scumbags?
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Reason for last post by Sandmonkey (also posted by him): All the while i was being informed, i kept hearing what people were hearing feom the stateowned media, how evil copst killed poor soldiers
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Sandmonkey: I get a phonecall from @ramyyacoub , alerting me that @sarahngb was attacked at the #maspero protests, & that he is heading there.
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Now media spin in full force claiming Copts attacked the army and asking 'honest Egyptians' to come out of their homes to protect the army at Maspero! #A7A
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Sandmonkey: We are all home & safe now, with me @cairowire @forsoothsayer @ramyyaacoub @sarahngb . More coming.
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen @Nadawassef from 4 hours ago: MP's entered channel where i work&attacked the presenter acc to tweets! @25tveg 10 mins earlier&that could've been me in her place! #NoSCAF
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen From just before that tweet also by Nada: WTF is happening at @25tveg ? whats happening to my colleagues? This is fucked up! Where is the freedom of press?
5 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen Reem821: Ran into Muslim youth who told me: this is an #Egyptian cause we can't leave our #Egyptian brothers. Copts said: many Muslim friends r w/ us
2 hours ago ·
Soha Kneen I'm going to close this off now. I have to say I can't express how I feel about what happened at that march today and I"m not even there. I got to see it through everyone else's eyes. Through my friends eyes, through reporters eyes and people I just know the names of on Twitter. And the picture that was painted for me was one of horror! How could the SCAF do this? So many lives lost. So many hurt! For what? For protesting against sectarian violence. For protesting peacefully! For protesting for PEACE!
about an hour ago ·
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