Erdogan Casts Doubt on Egypt's Explanation of Mursi's Death

Erdogan speaks during a symbolic funeral cerenomy for Morsi in Istanbul on June 18.Photographer: Stringer/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast doubt on the official explanation for the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, comments sure to deepen a years-long feud with the North African nation.

“I don’t believe this is a natural death,” Erdogan said in Istanbul during funeral prayers for Mursi, the 67-year-old Muslim Brotherhood leader who was Egypt’s first freely-elected president until his 2013 overthrow by his army chief.