Al-Sisi: Egyptian Army Deposes Morsi, Constitution Suspended
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- Published on Thursday, 04 July 2013 01:31
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Egyptian army commander General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced in a statement on Wednesday, that the Egypt's armed forces deposed elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and said that the president had "failed to meet the demands of the Egyptian people."
Al-Sisi also declared the suspension of constitution and the launching of a roadmap for the future to return to democratic rule under a revised rulebook.
The statement added, the president of the supreme constitutional court was appointed as interim head of state, assisted by an interim council and technocratic government until new presidential and parliamentary elections are held.
After al-Sisi's speech, wild cheering and fireworks erupted by hundreds of thousands of anti-Morsi protesters in central Cairo's Tahrir Square while holding flags.
Yet, a statement published in Morsi's name on his official Facebook page after Sisi's speech said the measures announced amounted to "a full military coup" and were "totally rejected."
Morsi asserted that he was still the president of Egypt and that all citizens must honor the constitution.
It's worth mentioning that four people were killed and several injured in clashes between Morsi supporters and the Egyptian army in the Matrouh Governate near the Libyan border, hours following the army's announcement.
