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One local resident says there is "complete terror" on the streets of Cairo.[Photo: BBC]
Egypt's presidency has declared a state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed protest camps in Cairo.
The camps had been occupied by supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in early July.
Security forces say 95 people have been killed. But the Muslim Brotherhood, which backed the protests, says hundreds have died.
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