Egyptian government and military forces are struggling to dampen violence this evening, after a day of clashes between the army and supporters of Egypt’s former Muslim Brotherhood-linked president Mohammed Morsi reportedly killed over 230 protesters and43 police officers.
Cairo is urging Morsi supporters to “listen to the voice of reason” and cease engaging in violence. Officials have also declared a one-month state of emergency and imposed a curfew in major cities. The Washington Post contextualized the provisionstate of emergency as not particularly uncommon in Egypt:
These events speak for themselved, little comment is needed.
