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British Cameraman Shot Dead While Reporting For Sky On Egypt Bloodbath As Protesters Say As Many As 100 Have Been Killed -- Daily Mail
* Egypt's interim government has imposed a month long state of emergency across the country today
* Muslim Brotherhood has claimed that 2,200 have been killed today and more than 5,000 have been injured so far
* Many of the group's leaders have been arrested by police in Cairo including Mohammed al-Beltagi
* The group has claimed that al-Beltagy's 17-year-old daughter was killed in today's violence
* The Egyptian Health Ministry has put the death toll at 56 with 526 injured in a statement this afternoon
* Snipers spotted on rooftops close to the two protest camps and reports claim that machine-gun fire has been heard
* Violence is said to have spread outside of Cairo to Nile cities of Minya, Assiut and Fayoum where nine have died
* Five people were also killed when protestors tried to storm a government building in Suez
* It is thought that a church was firebombed and set alight in Minya, some 250km from Cairo
* Travel advice for Britons is changed by Foreign Office, and EU, Iran, Turkey and Germany condemn violence
* Foreign Secretary William Hague released a statement condemning the use of force to remove protestors
* Tourist sites such as the Pyramids at Giza and branches of the Egyptian Central Bank have been closed today
A British cameraman is among at least 100 killed as an operation to clear two camps filled with thousands of protestors loyal to ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi descended into violent chaos.
Mick Deane was part of a Sky News team in Egypt reporting on a security force operation to raid the camps in the capital Cairo when violence broke out.
Security forces are said to have opened fire on mostly unarmed protestors in the operation which began shortly after 7am local time.
Although the total number of dead in the clashes is unconfirmed, burned corpses have been seen on the streets which resemble a war zone.
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Live Coverage/Blogging On The Unrest In Egypt
Live coverage on Egypt -- BBC
Egypt Unrest Live -- Reuters
LIVE: Scores killed in raids on pro-Morsi protest camps -- France 24/AFP
Egyptian military government declares month long emergency -live -- The Guardian
Live updates: Egyptian president declares state of emergency, curfew amid deadly violence -- Ahram Online
Egypt live blog -- Al Jazeera
Egypt troops clear Morsi protests: live -- The Telegraph
Live in Cairo: Hundreds injured, 95 dead as troops clear out pro-Morsi camps -- MSNBC
Live Updates: Egyptian Security Disperse Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins -- ABC News
LIVE BLOG: Egypt Declares State of Emergency as Security Forces Evict Morsi Supporters; Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured -- Time
16:46 EST: US condemns violence; Kerry says Egypt at pivotal moment -- Voice of America
16:40 EST: Egypt officials defend deadly crackdown on pro-Morsi camps -- BBC
16:30 EST: Appointment of 19 Generals as Provincial Governors Raises Fears in Egypt -- New York Times
16:00 EST: More than 200 killed as Egyptian forces bust up sit-ins -- USA Today
15:00 EST: Bloodiest day since revolution marks new 'beginning' for Egypt -- Josh Levs. Holly Yan and Ian Lee, CNN
14:30 EST: Egypt party chief sees no government resignations -- Reuters
14:14 EST: 2 Journalists Killed in Egypt Turmoil -- ABC News/AP
13:55 EST: Violence spreads across Egypt after crackdown on Morsi supporters -- L.A. Times
13:33 EST: Egypt's Deadly Crackdown Spurs Street Violence -- Wall Street Journal
13:22 EST: Muslim Brotherhood supporters targeting Christians in retaliation to today's crackdown .... Morsi supporters 'torch three churches' in Egypt -- FOX News/AFP
13:20 EST: In Pictures: Egypt forces storm Cairo pro-Morsi camps -- BBC
13:16 EST: I am in agreement with this prediction .... As military makes its move, forget about liberal democracy in Egypt -- Christian Science Monitor
13:10 EST: Cairo crackdown follows failed negotiation -- AL Jazeera
13:06 EST: Egyptian clashes leaves nearly 150 dead and 1,400 injured after bloody street battles -- New York Daily News/Reuters
13:02 EST: Shocking photos, video show Egyptian protesters pushing armored police vehicle off bridge -- Washington Post
12:55 EST: Egyptian troops fire on protesters, dozens killed -- Reuters
12:50 EST: Eyewitness: Egypt’s Government Thugs Beat Me Up at the Rabaa Sit-In -- Daily Beast
12:45 EST: Egypt's Series of Terrible Governments, in One Chart -- The Atlantic
12:30 EST: Egypt's Interim Vice President ElBaradei resigns while clashes across Egypt leave more than 100 dead -- FOX News
12:20 EST: Egypt bloodshed: At least 149 killed as troops clear pro-Morsi camps -- NBC
12:05 EST: In Cairo shop, debate over who is to blame for violence -- USA Today
11:59 EST: Egypt Shares Drop Most in World as Police Storm Pro-Mursi Camps -- Bloomberg Businessweek
11:55 EST: Egypt Police Storm Mursi Camps, Islamists Say Hundreds Dead -- Bloomberg Businessweek
11:50 EST: What it means that Egypt is entering a ‘state of emergency’ -- Washington Post
11:46 EST: Photo Gallery: Battles in Cairo -- Spiegel Online
11:41 EST: Egypt’s government declares nighttime curfew in Cairo and 10 provinces -- Washington Post/AP
11:40 EST: Egypt: 'Hundreds Die' In Raids On Morsi Camps -- SKY News
11:38 EST: White House condemns violence in Egypt -- USA Today
11:35 EST: EU deplores Egypt deaths, calls for restraint -- Reuters
11:34 EST: Turkey urges U.N. to stop Egypt 'massacre', Iran fears 'civil war' -- Reuters
11:33 EST: Egypt Crackdown Draws Condemnation -- Voice of America
11:32 EST: CNN crew ducks gunfire on air -- CNN
11:30 EST: Egyptian security forces raid pro-Morsi camps in Cairo, while violence across country leaves nearly 100 dead -- FOX News
11:26 EST: Egypt declares one-month state of emergency -- Reuters
11:25 EST: Sky cameraman killed in Egypt as clashes death toll climbs 'past 120'. -- The Telegraph
11:22 EST: Egypt imposes state of emergency after 95 people killed -- Reuters
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