Deadly Violence Breaks out in Egypt Ahead of June 30 Protests
Violence erupts in Alexandria, Cairo and Port Said ahead of Egypt's June 30 protests against President Mohammed Morsi; nine legislators resign.
CAIRO — Deadly clashes broke out across Egypt a day before the massive protests scheduled for June 30, while both supporters of President Mohammed Morsi and others demanding his ouster announced open-ended sit-ins and erected tents and stages in different neighborhoods around the capital, Cairo.
In Alexandria, armed confrontations erupted between members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and opposition protesters. Both sides of daylong, late-into-the-night battle were said to have used various kinds of firearms, mostly guns that use birdshot; dozens of protesters were injured.
