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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Egypt defence minister warns of state’s collapse

Egypt defence minister warns of state’s collapse
Egypt’s defence minister has warned that continuing political conflict could lead to “the collapse of the state” in an apparent rebuke to Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist president and his liberal and leftist opponents. General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said the current political, economic and social challenges facing the country represented a “danger to Egyptian security and the cohesion of the Egyptians’ state” if they remained untreated by “all sides”. He was speaking after six days of unrest in which more than 45 people were killed in clashes between police and protesters, mainly in Port Said, but also in Suez, Cairo and other provincial cities.

http://link.ft.com/r/OZMCDD/MJPQCJ/WL1GSD/08NWML/52YR9D/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=1&a3=29

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