Egypt Authorities Prepare to Break Up Pro-Mursi Sit-Ins
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Egypt’s government urged supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi to end weeks of sit-ins and promised safe passage to those who comply, hours after the cabinet authorized police to take action.
The appeal signaled a crackdown may be imminent against thousands of demonstrators, led by Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood backers, who have occupied two main Cairo squares demanding his reinstatement. The protests have often turned deadly, with dozens, most of them Mursi loyalists, killed in clashes with security forces in the past week.