Riotous Egypt nearing civil war: Putin
BY Agencies8 July 2013 11:01 PM GMT
Agencies8 July 2013 11:01 PM GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned that the standoff in Egypt between supporters and foes of deposed presidentMohamed Morsi threatened to degenerate into a civil war. ‘Syria is already in the grips of a civil war, unfortunately enough, and Egypt is moving in that direction,’ Russian news agencies quoted Putin as saying. ‘We would like to see the Egyptian people avoid this fate,’ he said.
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