Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit by rioting which has left dozens dead, warning he was ready to take further steps to confront threats to Egypt’s security.

Emergency measures would come into effect in the provinces of Port Said, Suez and Ismailia “for 30 days starting at midnight (2200 GMT Sunday),” Morsi said in an address on state television which was quoted by AFP.

Curfews would be imposed on the same three provinces from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am, he added.

Morsi’s comments came after rioting sparked by death sentences being passed on soccer fans for deadly violence in 2012 rocked Port Said for a second straight day on Sunday, leaving another six people dead and more than 460 injured, according to medics.

Crowds attempted to storm three police stations in the canal city and others torched a social club belonging to the armed forces, looting items inside, security officials said, according to AFP.

The latest casualties, among the six a teenager shot in the chest, add to the toll of 31 people including two anti-riot police killed in the Mediterranean city on Saturday.

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