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Egyptian army head calls for street protests | Egyptian army head calls for street protests |
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The head of the Egyptian army has urged people to come out on Friday to demonstrate against "terrorism". | The head of the Egyptian army has urged people to come out on Friday to demonstrate against "terrorism". |
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wanted the people to give the military a mandate to confront violence and terrorism. | Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wanted the people to give the military a mandate to confront violence and terrorism. |
Supporters of Mohammed Morsi have been protesting against the army intervention which removed him as president of Egypt on 3 July. | Supporters of Mohammed Morsi have been protesting against the army intervention which removed him as president of Egypt on 3 July. |
But Gen Sisi said he was not calling for public violence and wanted national reconciliation. | But Gen Sisi said he was not calling for public violence and wanted national reconciliation. |
"I urge the people to take to the streets this coming Friday to prove their will and give me, the army and police, a mandate to confront possible violence and terrorism," said Gen Sisi, who is also the defence minister in the new government. | |
He was speaking at a military graduation ceremony. | |
He rejected rumours about divisions within the army ranks. "I swear by God that the Egyptian army is united," he said. | |
Referring to the army's intervention to remove Mr Morsi early this month, Gen Sisi sad: "I urged the former president to be a president for all Egyptians". | |
And, recalling the 2012 presidential election when Mr Morsi was elected, he said that he had advised Islamists not to field a presidential candidate - but that they had ignored him. |