Egypt declares national emergency

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   The Muslim Brotherhood has been urging supporters to join those at the main Rabaa al-Adawiya camp. But it is difficult for people to get there as the roads have been shut off, some by the army and some by the brotherhood.
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   The daughter of a senior Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohamed el-Beltagy has reportedly been killed in the security crackdown in Cairo.

   A spokesperson for the main pro-Morsi coalition, the Anti-Coup Alliance, told AFP that 17-year-old Asmaa el-Beltagy was shot once in the chest and once in the back during clashes at the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp. Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad al-Haddad also confirmed on hisTwitter account that she had been killed.

Breaking news:

• Sky News confirms that cameraman Mick Deane was shot and killed in Cairo this morning

EU statement

Baroness Cathy Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has put out a statement on behalf of the EU:

I am following with great concern the ongoing situation in Egypt. Confrontation and violence is not the way forward to resolve key political issues. 

I deplore the loss of lives, injuries and destruction in Cairo and other places in Egypt.

I call on the security forces to exercise utmost restraint and on all Egyptian citizens to avoid further provocations and escalation.

The country's democratic future will depend on a dialogue among all concerned aimed at overcoming differences in an inclusive process of political reconciliation, with a fully empowered civilian government and functioning democratic institutions....

All sides must take responsibility for the orderly conduct of
demonstrations and an end to incitement."

Egypt's presidency has declared a state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed protest camps in Cairo.

The camps had been occupied by supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in early July.

Security forces say 95 people have been killed, but the Muslim Brotherhood says hundreds have died.

The state of emergency will begin at 16:00 local time (1400 GMT), and last for a month.

(BBC)

By Charlene Gubash and Ayman Mohyeldin, NBC News

Egypt’s capital descended into a chaotic bloodbath Wednesday after security forces moved in on protest camps set up by supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, sparking deadly violence.

A month-long nationwide state of emergency was declared as government forces tried to maintain order.

At least 95 people were killed and 874 injured in clashes between protesters and security forces, the country’s health ministry said, as unrest spread to other parts of the country.

Other witness reports and pro-Morsi volunteers put the toll much higher, but the none of the higher figures could be immediately confirmed by NBC News.

Unverified pictures posted to social media showed dozens of bodies after tear gas and gunfire engulfed protest camps at Rabaa and Nahda in Cairo.