CAIRO -- Egyptian authorities plan to besiege sit-in protest camps filled with supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, state television reported Friday, a step toward clearing areas that loyalists say they'll defend until their leader is returned to power.
A security cordon around the two Cairo sit-in sites raises the possibility of more violence in Egypt, still roiled a month after a military coup backed by popular support overthrew Morsi. Protesters armed with sticks and makeshift body armor already stand guard there behind walls of sandbags, tires and bricks.
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