GIGI IBRAHIM: Behind us right now is the National Democratic
Party building, which was burned on the day of anger,
January 28 2011.
I want this to always remind me and remind everybody that
we did this.
We took Mubarak down.
We're capable of taking anybody else, including Morsi,
including these planes that are going past.
What I really want is for this building to never be rebuilt,
to just stay burned like this, to be a reminder and a symbol
for anybody who's going to rule Egypt to know that this
could be their fate.
July 3, 2013 was a historical day for Egypt.
For the second time in under three years, the people had
taken to the streets and taken down a president.
The mood in Cairo was electric as millions of people gathered
in Tahrir Square to celebrate the removal of president Morsi
of the Muslim Brotherhood.
But I spent the night working with Operation Anti-Sexual
Harassment, an activist group that fights mob sexual
harassment and rape in Tahrir Square.
There were 77 calls that night, 55 of which we were
able to intervene.
Throughout the celebration, I was running around from one
case to the next to even be aware of what was happening to
Morsi or the Muslim Brotherhood.
And it turns out that this time around, the ousting is
much more complicated.
And it created a bloody rift among the people, those who
wanted Morsi out, and those mostly Islamists who wanted
the Muslim Brotherhood to stay in power.
The next day, we took a tour to see the aftermath of the
days that led to that night.
We're standing here in front of the Muslim Brotherhood
Headquarters in Moqattam where protesters have raided this
building on June 30, attacking it much similar to the NDP
Party back in 2011.
As you can see, it's completely demolished.
It looks pretty torn down.
The protesters had put a gas canister that exploded right
in that door.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: [SPEAKING ARABIC].
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GIGI IBRAHIM: [SPEAKING ARABIC]
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GIGI IBRAHIM: [SPEAKING ARABIC]
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GIGI IBRAHIM: The bloodshed continued on the evening of
July 2, when the army fired into a crowd of Muslim
Brotherhood supporters, killing several.
The relatives of one of the Salafists who was killed that
night allowed us to attend his funeral.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: Many at the funeral felt that the country
was sliding into a dangerous military control as the
president stepped down and the anti-military
sentiment was swelling.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: I mean, we're on the brink of civil war between
people who think they are fighting for Islam and those
who are fighting for the revolution.
Salifist revolutionaries, Muslim Brotherhood, the
independents, liberals, socialists--
we at some point in the revolution have fought all
together side by side.
When now, we're on different sides, and people are killed.
Of course, I'm going to sympathize.
And of course I'm going to be sorry for anybody who lost
anyone this fight.
As the week wore on across Egypt, tensions grew.
On July 5, Morsi supporters rallied outside the military
compound for what started as a peaceful protest demanding the
president's re-instating.
But as the military tried to disperse the crowd, things got
violent fast.
The army shot into the crowd, killing four and
injuring many others.
In response to the killings, the protesters threatened to
march onto Tahrir Square.
The one who's responsible, and the only one who is
responsible, is Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood leaders who
invited them to this sectarian strife.
Acting on rumors that the Muslim Brotherhood would be
marching on the Square, the military moved in the tanks to
secure access points.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: As night fell, the pro Morsi supporters did
attack, throwing rocks, Molotov cocktails, and even
firing shotguns and [INAUDIBLE].
As violence spiraled out of control, the soldiers everyone
was cheering earlier were no where to be seen.
Vice correspondent Aris Roussinos
was there first hand.
ARIS ROUSSINOS: There's automatic rifle
fire popping now.
People are getting down, getting down for cover.
That's close.
Get down!
GIGI IBRAHIM: The next morning, we went to the city
morgue to see the fallout and hear from the families of some
of those who were killed in the previous night's violence.
At the time we were there, all the victims of the families
were from the anti-Morsi camp.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: During the battle, we saw both sides
firing at each other.
But as each side buried their dead, both saw themselves as
the victims.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: Through my time as a revolutionary, it's
always been us versus the state.
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GIGI IBRAHIM: What troubles me is now it looks like us versus
each other.
And the revolution has yet to provide a clear
alternative to power.