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Author:  Rumpole [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:44 pm ]
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'Morsi is no longer president': Military coup forces out Egyptian leader as tens of thousands celebrate in the streets

  • Thousands celebrate after military chief says president had been forced out
  • Troops deployed near protest sites and key military sites
  • America says it is 'very concerned' about conditions on the ground
  • Nearly 40 people have died since protests began on Sunday
  • One of his top advisers said country is experiencing coup

By David Williams and James Rush
PUBLISHED: 17:31 GMT, 3 July 2013 | UPDATED: 19:37 GMT, 3 July 2013

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Celebrations were taking place across Egypt this evening after the military chief said President Mohammed Morsi had been forced out.

The head of Egypt's armed forces issued a declaration suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim head of state.

In a televised broadcast, flanked by military leaders, religious authorities and political figures, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi effectively declared the removal of elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

The president's aide has said the Egyptian leader Morsi has been moved to an undisclosed location.

Sisi called for presidential and parliamentary elections, a panel to review the constitution and a national reconciliation committee that would include youth movements.

He said the roadmap had been agreed by a range of political groups.

The Egyptian president’s national security adviser had warned earlier today that a military coup was underway and there would be ‘considerable bloodshed’ as millions of thousands of people took to the streets.

With troops and tanks taking up positions in keys part of major Egyptian cities and tensions high, there were unconfirmed reports that President Mohammed Morsi was under house arrest after the deadline set by the army for him to reach an agreement with opposition protestors expired.

His security adviser Essam El-Haddad said Mr Morsi was calling for peaceful resistance to the army’s ‘unlawful’ move against the democratically elected leader but stressed his supporters should not use violence.

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