Egyptian Military Orders Protesters Around Presidential Palace To Disperse

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The Egyptian military on Thursday ordered protesters demonstrating around the presidential palace in Cairo to disperse, Reuters reports. Seven people died overnight in violent clashes, according to the report:

The presidency announced that the Republican Guard, whose duties include protecting the palace, had set a 3 p.m. (1300 GMT) deadline for supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi to quit an area they had turned into a battleground.

 

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