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Live Updates: Egyptian Military Ousts President Mohamed Morsi Amid Mass Protests

Web ExclusiveJuly 03, 2013

The head of Egypt’s armed forces has announced the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and the suspension of the constitution. Morsi, who is now under house arrest, has described the move as a “military coup.”

LISTEN to a NEW audio report from Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous in Cairo. In this audio update filed Sunday he recaps what has taken place since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. READ his report for The Nation.

LISTEN to an audio report from Cairo filed by Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous recapping the Thursday’s events.

For minute-by-minute coverage of the situation, we have created a Twitter list of journalists and organizations in Egypt.


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