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| Egyptian army suspends constitution | |
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| The head of the Egyptian army has appeared live on television, announcing the suspension of the constitution. | |
| General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, flanked by religious and military leaders, said the chief justice of constitutional court would take the powers of the presidency. | |
| His announcement means President Mohammed Morsi is no longer in power. | |
| Anti-Morsi protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square gave out a huge cheer in response to the speech. | |
| The move follows four days of mass street protests against Mr Morsi, and an ultimatum issued by the military which expired on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| TV stations belonging to Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood went off air at the end of the speech. | |
| Minutes later, a notice went up on Mr Morsi's Facebook page denouncing the army move as a "military coup". | |
| His current whereabouts are unknown, but an unverified tweet urges civilians and members of the military to uphold the law and the constitution. | |
| After Gen Sisi's address, both Pope Tawadros II - the head of the Coptic Church - and leading opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei made short statements. | |
| Mr ElBaradei said the new roadmap aimed for national reconciliation and represented a fresh start to the January 2011 revolution. | |
| Fireworks | |
| The army is currently involved in a show of force, fanning out across Cairo and taking control of the capital, BBC correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports. | |
| He described seeing eight armoured personnel carriers heading for Cairo University in Giza, where one of the main pro-Morsi demonstrations was being held. | |
| The tens of thousands of anti-Morsi protesters on the streets of Cairo are now celebrating, with fireworks lighting up the night sky. | |
| But Morsi supporters elsewhere in the city are reported to have shouted: "No to military rule.'' |