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LIVE Wednesday 3 July 2013 20.14
BST
Egyptian army suspends
constitution and removes
President Morsi – live
• Al-Ahram reports army told
Morsi he's out
• Crowds fill streets for fourth
night
• Army statement on political
'road map' expected
• Al-Azhar sheikh, Coptic pope,
ElBaradei to join statement
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Matthew Weaver and Tom
McCarthy
8.12pm BST
— Menna ﺔّﻨﻣ
(@TheMiinz)
July 3, 2013
Celebrations. Everyone is
crying. Morsy is done. #Egypt
8.10pm BST
Sisi has finished speaking. Tahrir
erupts in fireworks, cheers. Morsi
is out.
8.09pm BST
The army warns against unrest in
the streets. Sisi says anyone who
commits violence will be
confronted by the military.
8.09pm BST
Sisi says the army attempted to
have a national reconciliation that
included the presidency. But that
the army felt the people were
calling for help. He insists the
army does not seek to rule but to
reset the national course.
Morsi is out. Sisi announces a
transitional government and new
presidential elections.
Sisi says the constitution has been
suspended and a transition
government will run the country
with the support of the military
until new elections can be held.
Updated at 8.14pm BST
8.05pm BST
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is
speaking on state TV.
He's addressing the nation from
behind a podium. Sitting behind
him are leaders reportedly
including Coptic Pope Tawadros,
the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Mohamed
El-Baradei, Tamarad or "rebel"
movement leaders and Hizb el-
Nour leaders.
7.59pm BST
Morsi informed he's out, state-
run media reports
Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram
newspaper reports on its web site
that the army – who exactly is
unclear, or how – has informed
President Morsi that he is no
longer in power.
— ןיטסלפ תא וררחש
(@SultanAlQassemi)
July 3, 2013
Ahram Gate says Morsi no
longer president of Egypt as of
7pm Egypt time http:///
NC9xyKUzwZ (site is crashing,
can't link)
7.52pm BST
A rally in Damietta, on the
northern coast:
— Egyptocracy
(@Egyptocracy)
July 3, 2013
Photo: View of crowds in
#Damietta tonight. Credit:
Hadia Abdelfatah
pic.twitter.com/pwC7XKPnlN
7.39pm BST
Mohamed Beltagy, a top Muslim
Brotherhood leader, has gone on Al
Jazeera to echo earlier warnings
about a military takeover
destroying faith in democracy.
"After this military coup, which we
are about to see, people will have
no confidence in democracy"
Beltagy said .
Updated at 7.39pm BST
7.00pm BST
Outside the main pro-Morsi
gathering at Raba'a el Adaweya
Mosque in east Cairo:
— Mosa'ab Elshamy
(@mosaaberizing)
July 3, 2013
Young men with helmets and
shields manning the entrance to
MB sit-in and waiting for the
worst
pic.twitter.com/2POebAZgyb
6.59pm BST
Mada Masr catches one of the
many moments of jubilation in
Tahrir Square this afternoon:
6.52pm BST
Writer Bassem
Sabry quotes former general Seif
El-Yazal as saying that the
anticipated army statement on a
political "road map" is being "fine-
tuned." Yazal says the statement
will be made with the presence of
al-Azhar clerics and
representatives of the church and
political sides, Sabry writes:
Seif El-Yazal also said statement by
Egypt military and political forces
will continue a detailed roadmap,
not just a basic announcement.
6.41pm BST
CNN's Ivan Watson:
— Ivan Watson
(@IvanCNN)
July 3, 2013
Egyptian soldiers praying on the
Jemaa bridge across the nile
River at sunset in Cairo.
pic.twitter.com/aPOXkTFxMB
6.35pm BST
US state department spokeswoman
Jen Psaki says in her daily briefing
that the US is very concerned
about conditions on the ground in
Egypt and that Morsi "must do
more to be responsive to concerns
of the Egyptian people."
"Democracy is not just about being
elected through the ballot box," she
says. "It's also about allowing the
voices in your country to be
heard."
Asked about animosity in the street
directed at Ambassador Anne
Patterson and the United States,
Psaki says "we have been clear in
not taking sides, and specifically
supporting the right of the
opposition protests."
Patterson's long meeting with
Brotherhood leader Khairat al-
Shater in his office before the
massive June 30 rallies has fed
perceptions of US support for the
Morsi presidency. On the other
hand the Pentagon announced
today that secretary Hagel has
been repeatedly in touch with
General Sisi in the last week.