Military Coup Strikes Egypt
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Egypt's national security advisor said a military coup is underway in Egypt. Egypt's had violent protests to oust democratically elected President Morsi. The military gave an ultimatum to President Mohamed Morsi that hits its deadline at 4pm local time. Morsi rejected the previous deadline, which gave him 48 hours to meet the demands of the people before facing army intervention. The leader said that abiding by his electoral legitimacy was the only way to prevent violence.
Pro government demonstrators are set to stage a counter-demonstration against the coup. They say they "will defend the leader with all means available." meanwhile, military vehicles have been sent to pro Morsi rallies, allegedly to break these demonstrations apart. According to local news, Mohammed Morsi is no longer in power. There has also been a travel ban issued on Morsi and his advisors. See heavy.com for more details and information.