Protests in Egypt Leave at Least 14 Dead
Hundreds injured
CAIRO, July 1 (UPI) -- Huge protests in Egypt left at least 14 people dead and 900 injured, authorities said. Activists gave President Mohamed Morsi a Tuesday deadline to step down.
Deaths were reported in Cairo, the Assiut district, Kafr el-Sheik and other areas, al-Masry al-Youm reported.
On the second day of the protests, Tamarod, the rebel campaign that helped organize them, said if Morsi doesn't leave office by Tuesday evening, a civil disobedience campaign will include a march on the presidential place, Ahram Online said.
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