CAIRO – The Saudi Embassy in Cairo has called on its citizens in Egypt to exercise extreme caution and stay away from squares and streets as Egypt's military on Wednesday brought in reinforcements of troops and armor to bases near cities ahead of June 30 protests. At least two people were killed and 237 hurt in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi in the Nile Delta city of Mansura on Wednesday, the health ministry said. Egypt officials said the deployments are restricted to the outskirts of major cities and inside existing military facilities. In Cairo, the focus of Sunday's protests, the extra troops went to major bases to the east and west of the city of some 18 million people. The security officials, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said army commanders have carried out reconnaissance missions in areas and facilities they intend to protect ahead of June 30. For example, the commander of the central military region on Tuesday inspected a media complex on the western outskirts of Cairo that houses several TV networks. The complex was besieged at least twice in recent months. Beside the complex, the military plans to protect the massive Nile-side building housing state TV, the Suez Canal, the Cabinet offices and parliament. – Agencies
