Egypt Protests In Pictures: Egyptians Demand The Resignation of President Morsi [PHOTOS]
Protests in Egypt continue as support wanes for President Mohamed Morsi. On Monday, the military issued an ultimatum that called for Morsi to negotiate with the protesters by Wednesday -- otherwise the military would step in with their own plans.
According to BBC News, the ultimatum expired at 4:30 p.m. local time or 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The protests which started on June 30 were triggered by the “ongoing economic crisis, a seizure of extra-judicial power in 2012, and his government’s mishandling of the constitutional drafting process,” according to a report by IBTimes.
Violence was reported in some areas and at least 16 people were reported dead at pro-Morsi rally Tuesday night.
Protesters took to the street, filling Cairo's Tahrir Square to call for the end of Morsi’s presidency. Take a look here at the crowds’ response in photos and videos both for and against Morsi:
Protesters shine green lasers on a military helicopter flying over the protests.
Immense crowd gathers in Tahrir Square, Egypt as deadline approaches. pic.twitter.com/3mN1qRjEc4 (via @naglarzk)
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 3, 2013
![Morsi](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333531/morsi.jpg?w=736&f=81710620ec7ab270e0cf434308270165)
![Morsi Supporter](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333533/morsi-supporter.jpg?w=736&f=4af7178c3aca19579ae18d9ce36b3c1c)
![Egypt Lasers](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333535/egypt-lasers.jpg?w=736&f=c4f034e906cbc96187e47c902295dc13)
![Protesters Egypt Flag](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333537/protesters-egypt-flag.jpg?w=736&f=32df8f13dfc4715ab1de00567007a60d)
![Pro-Morsi Supporters](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333539/pro-morsi-supporters.jpg?w=736&f=ecd7eed5bd705c9f82ba0ef9664000d8)
![Protester Morsi](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333541/protester-morsi.jpg?w=736&f=d5559a1b2ebe257c70035a0214f095e9)
![Egypt Crowds](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333543/egypt-crowds.jpg?w=736&f=045b3d6cd11344da214038df40be63c2)
![Egypt Flags](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333547/egypt-flags.jpg?w=736&f=6e347a6d67fda3051b4f5a6c8f1bdb57)
![Egypt Flare Protests](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333549/egypt-flare-protests.jpg?w=736&f=c04ad32700db322eb4154ef56cf1a212)
![Protesters Tv Egypt](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333551/protesters-tv-egypt.jpg?w=736&f=a3fbc58b3e3b851ff795b5bb21d0c2d3)
![Flag helicopters Egypt](https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/1333555/flag-helicopters-egypt.jpg?w=736&f=bad1aef6db6ba70a289907305cca9241)
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