Killing of Morsi supporters raises spectre of all-out conflict

Killing of Morsi supporters raises spectre of all-out conflict

The alleged killing of Mohammed Morsi's supporters is a dangerous move by the army and raises the spectre of full-blooded conflict in an Egyptian nation that played host to a revolution only two years ago.

By Hugh Miles, 27 Jul 2013 | http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2820afb1fbae0c99e88fb6f52&id=de8c031fc4&e=672f0b89c4

Egypt's military rulers took a huge gamble when they seized power from Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, in a coup earlier this month.

It left a nation divided. But rather than try to reconcile those who remained loyal to the deposed Muslim Brotherhood leader, Saturday's ruthless violence shows the army has chosen to play by its old rule book when it comes to handling Egypt's Islamists.