The Egyptian presidency said Wednesday it was imposing a one month state of emergency throughout the country after the army clashed with supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo and other cities.
The government announcement was made on state television shortly after the Health Ministry said 95 people had been killed in Cairo and elsewhere since the clashes with Morsi supporters began earlier in the day.
Pro-Morsi groups had been saying the casualty figures were much higher than the government was acknowledging. Their figures could not be independently verified. Egyptian state media say at least two security force members have been killed in the melee.
The Associated Press reported that a cameraman for British broadcaster Sky News and a Dubai-based newspaper reporter also were killed during violence
