Erdogan Vows to Take Egypt to Court Over Ally Mursi's Death
People hold a poster of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Istanbul.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to haul the Egyptian government before international courts over the death of his Islamist ally, ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, escalating a war of words between the regional rivals.
“We will do whatever we can to make sure Egypt is tried at international courts,” Erdogan said in a speech on Wednesday in Istanbul. “Mursi unfortunately writhed on the ground for 20 minutes at the courthouse and authorities didn’t intervene. Mursi was killed.”