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Egypt army permits 'peaceful protest' amid Morsi anger Egypt army permits 'peaceful protest' amid Morsi anger
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Egypt's army has said it will guarantee the right to peaceful protest, ahead of the traditional day for major rallies.Egypt's army has said it will guarantee the right to peaceful protest, ahead of the traditional day for major rallies.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters are expected to rally on Friday after the army deposed President Mohammed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood is staging protests, and refusing to co-operate with the army after it deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
New interim leader Adly Mahmud Mansour, the top judge of Egypt's constitutional court, has pledged to hold elections based on "the genuine people's will".New interim leader Adly Mahmud Mansour, the top judge of Egypt's constitutional court, has pledged to hold elections based on "the genuine people's will".
Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad al-Haddad said it refused to co-operate with the new regime. The African Union has announced it will suspend Egypt from all activities.
Mr Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, is in detention, as are senior figures in the Brotherhood, the Islamist group of which he is a member. Arrests warrants have been for some 300 others. Admore Kambudzi, secretary of the body's Peace and Security Council, said the move was being taken in line with AU policy "until the restoration of constitutional order".
Early on Friday, one soldier was reported killed after Islamist militants attacked military and police checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula with rockets and mortar fire. Clashes
Security checkpoints at al-Arish airport, near the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, and a police station in Rafah were targeted, officials said. The removal of Mr Morsi by the army followed days of mass protests, largely organised by the Tamarod [Rebel] movement.
Sinai has seen a series of militant attacks on security installations and oil pipelines over the past two years and it is unclear whether the latest attacks are linked to the political upheaval. The protesters accused Mr Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood - the Islamist group of which he is a member - of pursuing an Islamist agenda against the wishes of the majority, and of failing to tackle economic problems.
'Back to dictatorship' Mr Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, is in detention, as are senior figures in the Brotherhood. Arrests warrants have been issued for some 300 others.
The removal of Mr Morsi followed days of mass protests, organised by the Tamarod [Rebel] movement.
Protesters accused Mr Morsi and the Brotherhood of pursuing an Islamist agenda against the wishes of the majority and of failing to tackle economic problems.
The army said it had to respond after Mr Morsi "failed to meet the demands of the people".
The army command has said it will not take "arbitrary measures against any faction or political current" and would guarantee the right to protest, as long as demonstrations did not threaten national security.The army command has said it will not take "arbitrary measures against any faction or political current" and would guarantee the right to protest, as long as demonstrations did not threaten national security.
"Peaceful protest and freedom of expression are rights guaranteed to everyone, which Egyptians have earned as one of the most important gains of their glorious revolution," it said."Peaceful protest and freedom of expression are rights guaranteed to everyone, which Egyptians have earned as one of the most important gains of their glorious revolution," it said.
Mohamed ElBaradei - a leading opposition figure who backed the overthrow of Mr Morsi - said the army's intervention had been "a painful measure" but was on behalf of the people and ultimately averted civil war. But Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad al-Haddad said the movement was refusing to co-operate with the new leadership and demanded the immediate release of those detained.
"Mr Morsi unfortunately undermined his own legitimacy," he told the BBC. At his news conference on Thursday, he said the Brotherhood would take part in "peaceful, people-led protest".
He said the army had no intention of ruling the country and that elections would be held within a year at the most. Mohamed Soudan, foreign relations secretary for the Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said the army action and the arrests were moving Egypt "back to the dictatorship regime".
Mr ElBaradei also said he had urged the military to treat Mr Morsi with "full dignity as a former president" and that he hoped Muslim Brotherhood members would be released from prison soon. Thousands of Brotherhood supporters have been camped outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, vowing to stage a "Day of Rejection".
Some of those held, including Mr Morsi, are being charged with "insulting the judiciary", and the public prosecutor's office told AFP news agency travel bans had been placed on 35 senior leaders.
At his news conference, Mr Haddad declared the Brotherhood's "full refusal and revoking of the military coup" and said it would take part in all "peaceful, people-led protest".
He demanded Mr Morsi's immediate release, along with the other detainees.
Mohamed Soudan, foreign relations secretary for the Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said the army action was moving Egypt "back to the dictatorship regime".
"As soon as they start to arrest the people without any court verdict or prosecution verdict, order, then this is away from democracy," he told the BBC.
Thousands of Brotherhood supporters are camped outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, vowing to protest.
"We came from all of Egypt for one goal only, to return the democratically elected president to the palace," said one man."We came from all of Egypt for one goal only, to return the democratically elected president to the palace," said one man.
A coalition of Islamist parties - the National Coalition in Support of Legitimacy - has called for mass demonstrations to denounce the army's actions following Friday prayers. The BBC's Rana Jawad in Cairo says some have been calling for the execution of Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the army chief who announced the ousting of Mr Morsi.
The African Union's Peace and Security council is meeting in Friday in Addis Ababa to discuss Egypt. Officials have indicated it could suspend Egypt's membership, in line with its policy on unconstitutional changed in government. Tanks and military personnel have been deployed to potential flashpoints in the capital and the mood is tense, says our correspondent.
Arrest warrants On Friday, troops were deployed in Mr Morsi's hometown of Zagazig, in Shariqiya province, after rival protesters clashed. The health ministry said 80 people had been injured.
Some 50 people have died since the latest unrest began on Sunday.Some 50 people have died since the latest unrest began on Sunday.
There are continuing fears of confrontation between the pro- and anti-Morsi blocs, with reports that Morsi supporters in a town north of Cairo have been set upon and badly beaten. Mohamed ElBaradei - a leading opposition figure who backed the overthrow of Mr Morsi - said the army's intervention had been "painful" but was on behalf of the people and ultimately averted civil war.
The army's roadmap for the post-Morsi era includes: "Mr Morsi unfortunately undermined his own legitimacy," he told the BBC.
He said elections would be held within a year at the most as the army had no intention of ruling.
He had urged the military to treat Mr Morsi with "full dignity as a former president", he said, and hoped detained Muslim Brotherhood members would be released.
Mr Mansour was sworn in as interim head of state on Thursday, vowing to safeguard "the spirit of the revolution" which had removed Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011.Mr Mansour was sworn in as interim head of state on Thursday, vowing to safeguard "the spirit of the revolution" which had removed Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011.
He invited the Brotherhood "to participate in building the nation". He has invited the Brotherhood "to participate in building the nation".
Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. The army's roadmap for the post-Morsi era includes:
Read the terms and conditions Early on Friday, one soldier was reported killed after Islamist militants attacked military and police checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula with rockets and mortar fire.
Security checkpoints at al-Arish airport, near the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, and a police station in Rafah were targeted, officials said.
Sinai has seen a series of militant attacks on security installations and oil pipelines over the past two years, and it is unclear whether the latest attacks are linked to the political upheaval.