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Egypt army did not fire on pro-Mursi protesters-spokesman
Republican Guard soldiers join hands as they stand near a tank while being surrounded by anti-Mursi protesters after the protesters peacefully broke past barbed wire barricades guarding the presidential palace in Cairo December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
CAIRO, July 5 (Reuters) - Egyptian troops did not open fire on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi on Friday, an army spokesman said, after security sources said three demonstrators were shot dead by security forces in a protest near where Mursi is being held.
The spokesman said soldiers were using only blank rounds and teargas. It was unclear whether security forces other than the army were present.
(Reporting by Yasmine Saleh; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)
