Egypt’s Top Judge Adly Mansour Sworn in as Interim Leader
Adly Mansour, Egypt’s chief justice is the new interim leader. ( REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt’s military has moved against the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood a day after deposing President Mohammed Morsi.
Morsi is being detained, as well as senior figures in the Islamist group of which he is a member. Hundreds more are being sought.
The top judge of Egypt’s Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, has been sworn in as interim leader.
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