Egypt protests

July 12, 2013 9:39 PM

A statement on the Egyptian president's office Twitter account has quoted Mohammed Morsi as calling recent military measures in the country "a full coup." The denouncement was posted shortly after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Morsi, who was Egypt's first freely elected leader but drew ire with his Islamist leanings. The military says it has replaced him with the chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court, called for early presidential election and suspended the Islamist-backed constitution.