Fear of Escalation in Egypt • "riots will topple the regime"

"The conflict on state management will collapse," wrote the Egyptian defense minister, Abdel-Fatah al - Sissy on the official Facebook page of the army, and warned against further collapse of the regime in the country.
According to al - Sissy, army deployment in cities warned of catastrophe are designed to prevent escalation of violence, and to protect the Suez Canal.

Following the decision of the Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi to impose night curfew on Port Said, Ismailia and Suez - clashes resumed yesterday in Tahrir Square in Cairo between protesters and security forces deployed there.

During the night it was reported that Hotel InterContinental Samermis in Cairo was attacked by an angry mob. Following which the security forces did not come for assistance, the hotel posted Tweets on Twitter which reads: "We are being attacked, thugs entered the hotel, we need help."

Yesterday hundreds of demonstrators also went to the streets in major cities across Egypt and violated the nighttime curfew imposed by Mursi, nine in the evening until six in the morning. According to the report, hundreds of protesters in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez chanted slogans against Mursi.

More than 50 protesters were killed in the last round of clashes between opposition forces and the police.

On the other hand, the opposition is trying to exploit the high tension in the streets, to make political gains. Dr. Mohamed al Baradei, one of the National Salvation Front - the body which brings together the largest opposition movements in Egypt - said that the opposition would agree to a dialogue with the regime under three conditions: The President shall be responsible for the riots, undertake to establish a government of national emergency and order the establishment of a new and balanced committee which will change the constitution.

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