Egypt Junta Defends Massacre as Toll Over 700

08-16-2013 • http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason Ditz

Fresh off of yesterday’s massacre of at least 700 people and the wounding of over 4,000 others, according to what is likely a low-ball official toll, Egypt’s military junta is loudly defending its crackdown, with Ambassador Ashraf Elkholy insisting t