2013-07-04, 05:30 AM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul...revolution
Surprized. I didn't even know anything was up in Egypt, until the events of last 2 days.
Quote:Mohamed Morsi ousted in Egypt's second revolution in two years
President ousted as army suspends constitution
Deposed leader 'being held by authorities in unknown location'
At least 14 people killed in clashes after announcement
Live updates on day two of Egypt's revolution
A polarised Egypt is facing the most critical phase of its post-revolutionary life after Egypt's army ousted the country's elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and scheduled fresh elections in a what was labelled by the presidency as a "full coup".
The chief of the armed forces, General Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, announced that he had suspended the constitution and would nominate the head of the constitutional court, Adli Mansour, as interim president on Thursday. Both presidential and parliamentary elections would follow shortly afterwards and a transitional cabinet would be named.
A statement on the former president's Twitter and Facebook accounts labelled the military move a "full coup", after Morsi was officially deposed from office at 7pm.
In the early evening, a presidential aide told the Guardian Morsi was still free, but late on Wednesday night a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman said Morsi was being held by the authorities in an unknown location.
A security official said the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party and the Brotherhood's deputy chief had been arrested. State media said authorities had issued arrest warrants for 300 other Brotherhood members.
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Surprized. I didn't even know anything was up in Egypt, until the events of last 2 days.
