Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish Egypt's Morsi declares 'state of emergency' http://aje.me/UvmuqH View summary Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Egypt's Morsi declares 'state of emergency' Egyptian president declares state of emergency in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, scenes of major protests in recent days. Last Modified: 27 Jan 2013 21:28 inShare Email Print Share Feedback In Port Said on Sunday, thousands attended the funeral for more than 30 people killed one day earlier [Reuters] Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has declared a 30-day state of emergency and a night-time curfew in three cities along the Suez Canal that have seen deadly clashes in recent days. In a televised address late on Sunday, Morsi said the emergency measures in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez would take effect on Monday from 9pm local time (1900 GMT) to 6am (0400 GMT), warning to take more action to stem the latest eruption of violence across much of the country. "I have said I am against any emergency measures but I have said that if I must stop bloodshed and protect the people then I will act," Morsi said. He also called for dialogue with top politicians starting on Monday to resolve the situation. Deadly clashes across the country between protesters and police have killed at least 48 people since Friday, when Egyptians commemorated the two-year anniversary of the revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Seven people were shot dead and hundreds were injured in Port Said on Sunday during the funerals of at least 30 people killed during clashes in the city on the previous day. "Down, down Morsi, down down the regime that killed and tortured us!" people in Port Said chanted as the coffins of those killed on Saturday were carried through the streets. In Port Said, Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh said military...
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