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Egyptians plead with guards to allow them inside the Health Insurance Hospital morgue to try to find their missing loved ones August 15, 2013 in the Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt. A day after a violent raid by security forces on the supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the country is trying to come to terms with the news that at least 600 people were killed and thousands more injured across Egypt during the raid on Rabaah al-Adawiya, and another, smaller protest camp in the district of Giza across town.

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Egyptians plead with guards to allow them inside the Health Insurance Hospital morgue to try to find their missing loved ones August 15, 2013 in the Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt. A day after a violent raid by security forces on the supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, the country is trying to come to terms with the news that at least 600 people were killed and thousands more injured across Egypt during the raid on Rabaah al-Adawiya, and another, smaller protest camp in the district of Giza across town.