Almost 2,600 people have been killed in Egypt in the 18-month-long period after the deposition of former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013, a state-sanctioned rights body has said.
The Guardian quoted Mohammed Fayeq, head of the National Council for Human Rights, as saying that about 700 police officers and 550 civilians were among those killed in the period between 30 June, 2013 and 31 December, 2014. He added that Morsi's supporters constituted half the total number.
The rights group is a nominally independent body sanctioned by the government and has no judicial or law enforcement powers.
The military ousted Egypt's first freely-elected President Morsi, in a coup last year. The following months saw angry demonstrations by his supporters and deadly clashes between police and rival protesters.
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