Egypt's
military moved to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday
and slapped a travel ban on President Mohammed Morsi and top allies
in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist
president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline.
Just
before the military's deadline expired, Morsi repeated a vow not to
step down, and one of his top advisers said Egypt is experiencing a
military coup.
For
the second time in 2½ years of political upheaval, the powerful army
appears to be positioned to remove the country's leader. But this
time, it would be ousting a democratically elected president, the
first in Egypt's history — making its move potentially explosive.
Soon
after the deadline passed, a military helicopter circled over the
anti-Morsi crowds in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, which was
transformed into a sea of furiously waving Egyptian flags. "Leave,
leave," they chanted to Morsi, electrified as they waited to
hear of an army move.
Here we go again. Democracy - Power belongs to the people.
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