Matt Bradley, Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, tweeted that the army is sending troops to Tahrir Square in Cairo, according to his conversation with a military spokesperson.
Military spokesman says they’re sending people now to Tahrir #egypt
— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) July 5, 2013
Military spokesman told me that they were reluctant to intervene because they have heavy weapons and don’t want to kill people. #egypt
— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) July 5, 2013