Egypt: Military intervenes, removes President Mursi - calls early vote

Immediate past Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi

Egypt’s military has ousted the country’s Islamist president, replacing him with the chief justice of the Supreme constitutional Court, calling for early presidential election and suspending the Islamist-backed constitution.

Army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, said a government of technocrats will be appointed to run the country during a transition period he did not specify.

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