Muslim Brotherhood HQ Looted And Destroyed In Egypt As Demonstartions Intensified

Egypt's Brotherhood HQ overrun after protests -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The headquarters of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood was overrun and looted on Monday as President Mohamed Mursi refused to heed millions who took to the streets demanding he resign.

The Islamist movement, which operated underground until the overthrow of autocratic President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, said it was looking at how to defend itself.

Cities were quiet after Sunday's mass rallies that were bigger than anything seen since the Arab Spring uprising, but the ransacking of the Brotherhood's office highlighted deepening political polarization, prompting the movement to talk of acting in self-defence.

Four non-Brotherhood government ministers resigned from the cabinet, apparently in sympathy with the protesters, underlining a sense of isolation for the party that won a series of elections last year.

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Update #1: Egypt: Protesters storm Muslim Brotherhood HQ -- AP
Update #2: Muslim Brotherhood HQ stormed in Cairo; 16 dead in Sunday's protests -- AFP

My Comment: The situation is clearly getting out of hand in Egypt.