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| Egypt's army warns over disruption after Morsi deposed | |
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| 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. | 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. |