Violence in Cairo as the president defies army ultimatum

2013-07-03 35

Violence has erupted in Cairo as the clock ticked down on an army ultimatum for President Mohammed Mursi to agree a power-sharing deal or face a military-takeover.

In response Egypt's first democratically elected president went on television to reject calls for him to stand down.

Egypt's state-run newspaper Al Ahram says that President Mursi will either resign or be replaced later today.
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