I guess another round of Muslim Brotherhood protestors out in the streets.
Egypt announces new charges against Morsi, 35 others
Deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, meanwhile, declares a boycott of next month's vote on a proposed constitution.
By Laura King and Amro Hassan
December 18, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
CAIRO Egypt's interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood traded fresh blows Wednesday, with the prosecutor general announcing serious new charges against deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and the Brotherhood declaring a boycott of next month's vote on a new constitution.
The developments appeared to harden the months-long standoff between the army-backed administration and followers of Morsi, a confrontation that has left thousands of Brotherhood members dead or in jail and harmed the international standing of the government that supplanted his rule.
The new charges against Morsi, which could conceivably carry the death penalty, include assisting in terrorist acts and espionage, according to the prosecutor's office. The ex-leader is also accused of collaborating with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. Hamas has denied any role in the battle between government troops and militant Islamists in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza.
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Egypt announces new charges against Morsi, 35 others
Deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, meanwhile, declares a boycott of next month's vote on a proposed constitution.
By Laura King and Amro Hassan
December 18, 2013, 2:37 p.m.
CAIRO Egypt's interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood traded fresh blows Wednesday, with the prosecutor general announcing serious new charges against deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and the Brotherhood declaring a boycott of next month's vote on a new constitution.
The developments appeared to harden the months-long standoff between the army-backed administration and followers of Morsi, a confrontation that has left thousands of Brotherhood members dead or in jail and harmed the international standing of the government that supplanted his rule.
The new charges against Morsi, which could conceivably carry the death penalty, include assisting in terrorist acts and espionage, according to the prosecutor's office. The ex-leader is also accused of collaborating with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. Hamas has denied any role in the battle between government troops and militant Islamists in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza.
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Egypt announces new charges against Morsi, 35 others - latimes.com