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Friday in Egypt has sadly unfolded the way everyone was expecting, with more large protest marches being met by deadly force from the police and army. There have already been more than a dozen reported deaths in demonstrations around the country (UPDATE: AFP now puts the number at 70 dead) and the "day of rage" that had been organized by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi is only growing in intensity.

The fiercest fighting appears to be Cairo, in and around the area of Ramses Square, which is overpassed by the October 6 Bridge, one of the main thoroughfares that slices through the city. Thousands of protesters have been marching down the elevated road, which provides a vantage point over the city, but also exposes the crowds to assault from police. There have been numerous eyewitness reports of people firing guns from the bridge, though there are disputes about whether the gunfire is coming from Muslim Brotherhood supporters or the police (or the police disguised as MB supporters.)

What does seem clear is that police barricades and roadblocks have trapped hundreds of people on the October 6 Bridge and the nearby May 15 Bridge. With nowhere to go to escape tear gas and gunfire, many of the marchers leapt from the bridge, falling the equivalent of a few stories in the hopes of saving themselves from the violence.

People are jumping off the bridge pic.twitter.com/eknrUmn6Wx — أبو كار (@Sarahcarr) August 16, 2013