A state of emergency and curfew are in place in Egypt after riot police smashed two protest camps hosting supporters of the deposed Islamist president, sparking street violence that officials said killed over 400 people

The number of people killed in nationwide clashes between police and supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi rose to 278, most civilians, officials said last night.

It has been reported that the Egyptian Vice President Mohamed El Baradei has resigned.

Sky News cameraman Mick Deane was shot dead covering the clashes in Egypt, the broadcaster said today.

Egyptian security forces have moved with deadly force to clear two sit-in camps of supporters of the country’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi, leading to wildly differing claims about the death toll.