Egypt Imposes Emergency Rule as Police Storm Camps

Egypt’s army-backed government declared a state of emergency and clamped a curfew on large parts of the country after security forces stormed Islamist protest camps, leaving at least 149 dead.

Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel laureate, resigned as vice president, saying he didn’t want to bear responsibility for “bloodshed that could have been avoided,” according to a statement from his office. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood group leading the protests to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Mursi occupied the Finance Ministry and were holding hostages, and parts of the building were on fire, state media reported. Egypt’s main stock index posted the biggest drop among global benchmarks.