Egypt’s prime minister appealed for calm and asked protesters to return to their homes Tuesday following four days of violence in Cairo, a day after the nation’s Cabinet offered to resign.
“We have met the demands of the people and submitted our resignations,” Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said, according to Egypt’s Nile TV. “Now please put the interests of the country first.”
Fresh violence broke out near the city’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday. For several hours, protesters hurled stones at police and chanted, calling for the downfall of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. The military-led government began leading the country after protesters ousted former President Hosni Mubarak in February.
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