2013年07月26日
Egypt army warns of crackdown
The Egyptian army has warned it will use force against groups resorting to violence during rallies on Friday.
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate to confront violence and "terrorism".
Supporters of Mohammed Morsi are also due to protest. He has been held since being ousted as president on 3 July.
Prosecutors say he is being detained over alleged links with the Palestinian militant groups Hamas.
State-run Mena news agency says Mr Morsi is being investigated over allegations of colluding with Hamas to storm police stations and jails during the 2001 uprising, "setting fire to one prison and enabling inmates to flee, including himself, as well as premeditated killing of officers, soldiers and prisoners".
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has said it was aided by local residents in breaking out of prison, not foreigners.
Egypt's first democratically elected leader, Mr Morsi was ousted by the army after mass protests against him on the anniversary of his election. He has been held by the army at an undisclosed location since then.
Announcing the charges on Friday, Mena said the judicial detention was initially ordered for 15 days.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says the statement provides legal cover for the continued detention at a time when the UN and Western powers are calling for the ousted president to be released or properly charged.
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called on people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate to confront violence and "terrorism".
Supporters of Mohammed Morsi are also due to protest. He has been held since being ousted as president on 3 July.
Prosecutors say he is being detained over alleged links with the Palestinian militant groups Hamas.
State-run Mena news agency says Mr Morsi is being investigated over allegations of colluding with Hamas to storm police stations and jails during the 2001 uprising, "setting fire to one prison and enabling inmates to flee, including himself, as well as premeditated killing of officers, soldiers and prisoners".
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has said it was aided by local residents in breaking out of prison, not foreigners.
Egypt's first democratically elected leader, Mr Morsi was ousted by the army after mass protests against him on the anniversary of his election. He has been held by the army at an undisclosed location since then.
Announcing the charges on Friday, Mena said the judicial detention was initially ordered for 15 days.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says the statement provides legal cover for the continued detention at a time when the UN and Western powers are calling for the ousted president to be released or properly charged.
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