Egypt Crisis Deepens as Mursi Refuses to Step Down
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Egypt’s military leaders met in an emergency session as their deadline for ending the nation’s political crisis loomed, a showdown that could drive President Mohamed Mursi from power even as he vowed to defend his office with his life.
The July 1 ultimatum gave Mursi 48 hours to end the turmoil roiling Egypt or have a solution imposed by the military. The deadline was set to expire at 5 p.m. Cairo time, state television reported, hours after the Islamist leader rejected opponents’ demands he resign.