General Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi the coup leader. |
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across
Egypt over the military's actions that were decried by Morsy's supporters as a
"coup" and celebrated as a "correction" by his opponents.
At least eight people were killed and more than 340 wounded in sporadic
violence that at times pitted Morsy's supporters against the opposition and the
military.
Morsy "did not achieve the goals of the people"
and failed to meet the generals' demands that he share power with his
opposition, Egypt's top military officer, Gen. Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi, said in a
televised speech to the nation.
People welcoming Egyptian army. |
The military has not publicly commented on Morsy's
whereabouts. But Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad told CNN the
deposed president was under "house arrest" at the presidential
Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo. He said some members of Morsy's inner
circle have also put under house arrest.
The country's constitution has been suspended, and Mansour
will "establish a government that is a strong and diverse," said
El-Sisi, head of the country's armed forces. New parliamentary elections will
be held, and Mansour will have the power to issue constitutional declarations
in the meantime, he said.
People welcoming Egyptian army. |
Morsy remained defiant and insisted he was Egypt's proper
president. "The world is looking at us today," he said in a taped
statement delivered to the Arabic satellite network Al Jazeera. "We by
ourselves can bypass the obstacles. We, the sons of Egypt, the sons of this
country -- this is the will of the people and cannot be canceled."
Shortly after Morsy's statement aired, Al Jazeera reported
its Cairo studios were raided during a live broadcast on Wednesday and its
presenter, guests and producers arrested. The Muslim Brotherhood, the
long-repressed political movement that propelled Morsy to office, said its
broadcast outlets had been shut down.
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