Protests Rage On In Port Said, Egypt

Protests Rage In Egypt's Port Said For Fourth Day -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Egyptian protesters demanding the release of prisoners battled police in Port Said for a fourth day on Wednesday, challenging state authority in the turbulent city at the northern end of the Suez Canal.

Violent demonstrations also broke out in Cairo, where protesters threw petrol bombs at police and soccer fans set fire to a security car, in another a sign of the insecurity that has plagued Egypt since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow two years ago.

Port Said has been a focus for violence since January, with people staging angry protests over death sentences handed down to some residents in connection with a football stadium riot in which more than 70 people died last year.

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Update: Egyptian protesters battle police in Port Said (Photo Blog) -- NBC

My Comment: The anger on the streets has clearly not dissipated since the ouster of Mubarak two years ago .... and the hardline response from President Morsi with his Muslim Brotherhood allies are not helping the situation.