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Riots rage across Egypt as Morsi declares state of emergency

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    Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem

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-- because we've got some breaking news out of there this morning as the violence and the tension.

Continues to escalate Egypt's official news agency as reported that police.

Prevented masked gunman from robbing an InterContinental Hotel in Cairo this morning.

It's his staff and guests there.

Understandably into a panic the robbers apparently were trying to take advantage of the chaos that was going on outside and get into that international hotel.

And wreak some Havoc in there.

That violence of course that we -- -- watching on the streets in Cairo has grown as the protesters marked two years now since the former President Hosni Mubarak.

Was forced from power and now people -- some of them anyway.

I want to see another overthrow.

Happen on the streets of each of Conner Powell is following all of these developments for us he's in our Middle East bureau warning Connor.

-- -- it's been six days of growing protests and violent riots on the anger on the street really stands from the slow pace of political and economic performance on Sunday night the current president.

And Mohamed Morsi declared martial law in three cities including Suez a major shipping hub.

Now -- -- defended the emergency law calling it necessary but is eerily similar to the one imposed on egyptians.

During a three decade long rule of Hosni Mubarak the former strong man.

Now egyptians -- that a temporary order in the curfew on last night taking to the streets.

Protested against the -- government that egyptians complain that Morrissey is becoming an eight another Hosni Mubarak both an Islamic face and Martha.

Oh Morrissey has offered -- -- hand to the opposition to engage in a dialogue that offer was quickly rejected.

Perhaps the military responding to all of this -- Well today the top general Abdul CC.

The top of military commander and all of Egypt.

He said that the current political crisis couldn't bring about the collapse of the Egyptian government in state.

Now the military is it threatening to launch a coup but there are fears that they may have to step in and restore order that would be a major blow marketed to the fledgling democracy in Egypt.

As suspend and continues to be -- thank you very much.

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