Unconfirmed reports of tanks on the move outside Cairo surfaced Wednesday after the Egyptian military’s ultimatum expired without a resolution to the country’s political crisis. NBC’s Richard Engel reported via Twitter, citing a Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson, that some Brotherhood members had been arrested and that tanks are moving on Cairo in a “coup.”
Muslim brotherhood rep tells nbc tanks on move outside cairo. That some of their members have been arrested. Says this is a ‘coup’ #egypt
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) July 3, 2013