Egypt's army warns over disruption after Morsi deposed
Egypt's defence
minister has warned against any attempt to disrupt the country's
"difficult" transition.
His statement comes
almost a week after the army deposed the Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and
appointed top judge Adly Mansour as interim leader.
Supporters of Mr Morsi
have been holding demonstrations against his ousting.
Meanwhile, Mr Mansour
has been trying to shore up his position by appointing Hazem el-Beblawi as
prime minister.
Mr el-Beblawi served
as finance minister during the period of military rule in the aftermath of
Hosni Mubarak's overthrow.
Mr Mansour has also
appointed the liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as deputy president, and
issued a temporary constitution and a timetable for transition until new
elections are held next year.
However, the
ultra-conservative Nour party said it was still studying Mr ElBaradei's
nomination.
His candidacy as prime
minister foundered earlier in the week when Nour objected.
The party withdrew
from talks to form a new government, but reports on Tuesday suggested it was
back on board.
'Too
important'
In a televised speech,
defence minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said the "future of the nation is
too important and sacred for manoeuvres or hindrance, whatever the
justifications".
He said that neither
the army nor the people of Egypt would accept "the stalling or
disruption" of this "difficult and complex" period.
Egypt has been in
turmoil since since Mr Morsi was overthrown last week.
Protesters both for
and against the ousted president have been massing on the streets. On Monday,
at least 51 people - mostly pro-Morsi supporters from his Muslim Brotherhood
movement - were killed outside the barracks where he is allegedly being held.
The families of the
dead have said they are being told they will only be allowed to have the bodies
if they accept official autopsy reports.
The Muslim Brotherhood
has rejected the interim government's new timetable for elections, saying it is
illegitimate.
Even the Tamarod
protest movement - which led the anti-Morsi protests - has said it was not
consulted on the election plan and has asked to see Mr Mansour to discuss the
situation.
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