ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />Clashes in Tuesday night and Wednesday between protesters and armed "thugs" outside the Egyptian Ministry of Defence in Cairo resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people.<br/> <br />Demonstrators have been holding a sit-in since Friday, intially in repsonse to their candidate being barred from this month's presidential election.<br/> <br />The protesters have since been joined by activists from other groups, and are calling for an end to military rule.<br/> <br />The Health Ministry said more than 100 people had been wounded in the dawn fighting with sticks, stones, batons and bullets.
