Egyptian Army Occupies State TV Offices
In a terse Twitter message, the Associated Press reported from Cairo that Egypt's military took over their state television network offices. According to the message, published under rushed conditions--the tweet did not follow Associated Press house style--"Military officers are present in state TV newsroom, monitoring content before ultimatum."
The Egyptian military forcibly took over the country's state television network and assigned officers to oversee content as Cairo's situation worsens.
Hours before the takeover, the state television network , reportedly leaving only a skeleton staff of engineers and sending all reporters into the field. The Egyptian military is expected to launch a coup d'etat today, and massive crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands are occupying the streets in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities. Amid widespread discontent at President Mohammed Morsi's autocratic rule, mishandling of the economy, a massively rising crime rate, and perceived inept governance, there are bigger protests now than there ever were during the Egyptian revolution.
As for Morsi, he aired a rambling state address yesterday in which he openly challenged the Egyptian Army to battle. The situation in Egypt remains tense and unclear.
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