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Egypt’s army issued a sharp warning to rival political factions on Sunday that it may step in to impose order, as clashes ahead of major opposition rallies next weekend saw at least two men shot dead.

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The statement by the head of the armed forces was a dramatic reminder of the independent power of the military in Egypt, a year after the generals handed authority to a civilian president – Mohamed Mursi, an Islamist who won the country’s first free elections following the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

In a move aimed at both sides in Egypt’s polarized politics, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is also defense minister, stressed that the army was acting to protect the “will of the people” and urged politicians to forge a new national consensus.

A military source said fighting and aggressive rhetoric and damage to property in recent days had prompted the intervention.

Let´s hope this doe not get ugly.

via Yahoo