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Egypt interim leader calls for calm

So ****'s hitting the fan over in Egypt.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23230221

Egypt's interim leader has expressed sorrow over the deaths of at least 51 people near a barracks in Cairo, urging restraint amid ongoing unrest.
Adly Mansour also said he had ordered an investigation into the deaths.
The Muslim Brotherhood says its members were fired on as they staged a sit-in for ousted President Mohammad Morsi, while the army said it had responded to an armed provocation.
The Brotherhood's political wing meanwhile called for an "uprising".
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) - which took nearly half the seats in historic parliamentary elections held in late 2011 and early 2012 - urged Egyptians to revolt against "those trying to steal their revolution with tanks".


Spokesman for the Egyptian ministry: "There was a treacherous attack"

It also urged the international community to intervene to "stop further massacres" and prevent Egypt becoming "a new Syria". The movement has accused the army of staging a coup.
Tens of thousands of Mr Morsi's supporters have gathered at their traditional rallying place, near Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, for a third day of protests.
Mr Morsi, an Islamist and Egypt's first freely elected leader, was ousted by the army last week after mass protests.
The hardline Salafist Nour party - which had supported Mr Morsi's removal - said it was withdrawing from talks to choose an interim prime minister, describing the shooting incident as a "massacre".
The killings follow an incident in the same location on Friday in which three people died and dozens were wounded as troops fired on crowds.
Continue reading the main story[h="2"]Analysis[/h]Jim MuirBBC News, Cairo
The early-morning killings have had a huge impact, greatly aggravating an already critical situation. They've sharpened the rift and confrontation between the army and the Muslim Brotherhood, which has called on its followers to rise up against what it's calling a military coup against democracy.
A huge blow has also been dealt to efforts to find a political way out of the crisis, by seeking a consensus on a new interim prime minister to start trying to stabilise the country through a transitional government.
The temporary president has ordered an inquiry into the deadly incident - the worst since the current crisis began - and the violence has been condemned by many political and religious figures. But it will take more than that to pull Egypt back from the brink.

Mr Morsi is believed by the Muslim Brotherhood to be held at the barracks, but the military says he is elsewhere.
In a separate development, the grand sheikh of al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayeb - seen as the highest authority in Sunni Islam - warned of civil war and said he was going into seclusion until the violence was over.
In a statement read out on state TV, Mr Mansour's office expressed "deep sorrow" over the deaths in the "painful incidents" on Monday morning.
He urged self-restraint to uphold national interests and the country's security, adding that a judicial committee would investigate the deaths and announce its results to the public.
He gave the army's version of events, describing the incident as an attempt to storm the Presidential Guard barracks.
Mr Mansour urged protesters not to approach the military or "vital installations".
Meanwhile the United States condemned the violence in Egypt and called for "maximum restraint" after the killings.
A White House statement said Washington was "not aligned" with any political movement, adding that cutting military aid to Egypt was not in US interests.


The BBC's Aleem Maqbool reports from a hospital treating some of the injured

'Guns and tear gas'There were conflicting reports over what happened outside the barracks on Monday morning.
The Brotherhood put the number of dead at 53, and said children were among the victims.
Continue reading the main story[h="2"]Press reaction[/h]Shaban Abd-al-Rahman in pro-Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party newspaper Al-Hurriyah wa al-Adalah:
"Unless... the legitimate president is reinstated as the president of the nation, and then everybody agrees on a programme to manage the affairs of the country, Egypt may - God forbid - slide into developments that may end in tears. In the end, the victim will be the great Egyptian people."
Abbas al-Tarabili in liberal Al-Wafd:
"There is a real prospect of people deciding to arm themselves to confront the militias and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). This means a military confrontation and the situation turning into a civil war in which rivers of blood will flow. This is what the MB wants and what we do not want."
Fahmi Huwaydi in privately-owned Al-Shuruq al-Jadid:
"We can neither make progress on the road to restoring security and reviving the economy nor be reassured about the future of the nation and the revolution at a time when the spectre of militarisation looms and civil unrest causes more victims every day."



It said the army raided its sit-in at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) as protesters were performing dawn prayers.
Later, in an emotional news briefing, members of the Brotherhood said military chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was "an assassin and a butcher".
The health ministry said at least 51 people were killed and 435 people wounded.
Speaking to journalists, army spokesman Col Ahmed Mohammed Ali said a group armed with live ammunition, petrol bombs and stones had attacked security forces.
He said that two police and one soldier were killed in the exchange of fire. Eight soldiers were critically wounded.
The spokesman added that one soldier had been shot through the top of the head from above, indicating that snipers were firing from high buildings.
Col Ali also disputed claims that children had died, saying pictures of dead children posted on the internet were in fact images taken in Syria in March.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Cairo says that while both sides have video which they say proves that they are right; what matters now is what people believe happened.
Col Ali said that the army was not taking sides and peaceful demonstrators had nothing to fear.
"The angry protester is a brother to all Egyptians, and so long as he remains peaceful it is the responsibility of the armed forces to protect him," he said.
Continue reading the main story[h="2"]Army's post-Morsi roadmap[/h]

Constitution to be suspended temporarily and interim president sworn in

"Strong and competent" civilian technocratic government to be installed

Supreme Court to pass a draft law on parliamentary election and prepare for parliamentary and presidential polls

"Charter of honour" to be drawn up and followed by the media

Measures taken to empower young people and a national reconciliation committee to be formed





Mr Morsi was ousted on Wednesday by the military. It said it was responding to the demands of anti-Morsi protesters across Egypt, who accused him of becoming authoritarian and failing to tackle the economy.
He was replaced on Thursday by Adly Mansour - the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court - who has pledged to hold elections, although no date has yet been given.
The army has insisted it does not want to remain in power.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says the latest violence has derailed efforts to find a political way out of Egypt's crisis, leaving the country in a dire state.
The withdrawal of the ultra-conservative Nour party from the political transition talks will also set back efforts to appoint a new prime minister, our correspondent adds.
Reply 1
Russia offers its condolences to those killed in this tragic incident, we would urge that all parties involved in Egypt take a step back before as mentioned Egypt becomes Syria #2
Plus we like holidaying on the riviera there so no civil war!
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The United Arab Emirates calls on all parties involved in the violence to take a step back and think "is this the right thing to do, will we achieve our aims" as the answer to both is that it's not the right thing nor will you achieve anything but more bloodshed.

The UAE offers condolences to those affected by the violence and hopes that the violence will quell.

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