AP EXCLUSIVE: Police blamed in Egypt revolt deaths

AAA??Mar. 13, 2013?1:33 PM ET
AP EXCLUSIVE: Police blamed in Egypt revolt deaths
By HAMZA HENDAWI??By HAMZA HENDAWI

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 file photo, Egyptian anti-riot police clash with antigovernment protesters in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Muhammed Abu Zaid, File)

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 file photo, Egyptian anti-riot police clash with antigovernment protesters in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Muhammed Abu Zaid, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2011 file photo, Egyptian anti-government activists clash with riot police in Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 file photo, a riot policeman fires tear gas as Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in downtown Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, an Egyptian protester, center right, argues with a police officer in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. A government inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt?s uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president?s full knowledge. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

CAIRO (AP) ? The highest-level inquiry to date into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings and used snipers on rooftops overlooking Cairo's central Tahrir Square to shoot into the huge crowds.

The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press, is the most authoritative and sweeping account of the killings and determines the deadly force used could only have been authorized by ousted President Hosni Mubarak's security chief, with the president's full knowledge.

The report's findings could weigh heavily in the upcoming retrial of Mubarak, his security chief ? former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly ? and six top police commanders. It is likely to also fuel calls for reforming the security forces and lead to prosecutions of policemen.

Associated Press

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