Dangerous days in Egypt
The US is best-placed to help prevent Egypt sliding into civil war as the Muslim Brotherhood calls for a 'public uprising'
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The Egyptian military is accused of killing 51 and injuring hundreds of protesters after opening fire on a group it described as 'terrorists'
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The prospect that Egypt will descend into all-out civil war following the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi took a significant step forward yesterday after the military was accused of killing 51 protesters, including five women and children, as well as injuring hundreds of others
The political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood has called for a “public uprising” to protest at last week’s military takeover, urging Egyptians to revolt against “those trying to steal their revolution with tanks”.
But supporters of the intervention claim it was necessary to prevent Mr Morsi’s Freedom and Justice Party, the Brotherhood’s political organisation, from mounting an Islamist takeover of the country by stealth
In this highly charged atmosphere, urgent action is required if the Arab world’s most populous nation is to be spared the catastrophe of succumbing to a Syria-style civil war
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08 Jul 2013