Morsi is out as Egypt’s president
CAIRO -- The leader of Egypt’s military ousted President Mohammed Morsi from office and replaced him with the head of the country’s constitutional court -- a move the presidential palace quickly branded a “complete military coup.”
The announcements capped days of political crisis that brought millions of Egyptians out to the country’s streets, spurring bellicose rhetoric from Morsi’s backers and Egypt’s military, and sparking deadly violence. Egyptians remained on the squares on Wednesday evening, the stark divides between their celebration and anger suggesting a new period of political uncertainty ahead.
In a terse televised statement Wednesday evening, Defense Secretary Gen. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi -- joined by important Muslim, Coptic and opposition chiefs -- announced Morsi’s ouster. The head of Egypt’s highest court -- Adly Mansour, a judge who was named to the position only two days earlier -- would take over from Morsi effective immediately, he said.
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