American Redditor in Egypt Shares Moving Protest Photos



Campbmic, whose recent Reddit history shows he's been traveling around the world, arrived in Cairo Tuesday night. He said he then spent all day Wednesday among the protesters, who "welcomed" him to join them once he explained he wanted to share their story.

Egypt's declared a state of emergency Wednesday, as clashes between protesters and government forces resulted in at least 500 dead. The country's first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, hasn't been seen since he stepped down in July; its vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned Wednesday.

"Throughout the day I interviewed several protesters," campbmic said. "From what I could gather the protesters are actually a mix of Morsi supporters and opposers. Those who don't support Morsi are protesting against the military who 'take our vote and throws it in the trash.' While Morsi wasn't who THEY voted for, it was at least who the Egyptian people voted for."

You can click through campbmic's photos below. Warning: Some photos show graphic injuries and are NSFW.

Image: campbmic/Imgur

This article originally published at The Daily Dot here