Egypt Seeks Reconciliation Talks as Clashes Kill Seven
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Islamist supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Mursi clashed with security forces outside the Cabinet building in Cairo today after rejecting the new interim government and its offer of reconciliation talks.
Mursi backers called for new protests today after deadly violence at rallies earlier this week laid bare the deepening divisions marring the transition from Mursi’s rule. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, from which Mursi hails, sees the Cabinet sworn in yesterday as “illegitimate” and built “on the blood of martyrs,” spokesman Hamza Zawba said by phone, rejecting the invitation to talks.