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  • With dozens dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink'

    07/27/2013 5:08:58 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 59 replies
    Reuters ^ | 10 minutes ago | Yasmine Saleh and Matt Robinson; Editing by Philip Barbara
    The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood... Washington, treading a fine line with an important Middle East ally and recipient of over $1 billion in military aid, urged the Egyptian security forces to respect the right to peaceful protest... U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to two senior members of Egypt's army-installed interim cabinet, expressing his "deep concern." "This is a pivotal moment for Egypt," he...