CAIRO : Islamist President Mohamed Morsi told Egyptians that he had been freely elected little more than a year ago and intended to continue to carry out his duties despite mass protests demanding his resignation.
In a televised address to the nation, Morsi warned that the only alternative to respecting the constitutional legitimacy of his presidency was further bloodshed on the streets.
He was speaking after seven people were killed and dozens more injured in clashes in Cairo between his supporters and his opponents.
The opposition Tamarod movement, which mobilised millions of demonstrators on Sunday for what the
