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Egypt’s Top Judge Adly Mansour Sworn in as Interim Leader
Egypt’s military is moving against the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood after top judge Adly Mansour was sworn in as interim leader.
Adly Mansour, Egypt’s chief justice is the new interim leader. ( REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt’s military has moved against the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood a day after deposing President Mohammed Morsi.
Morsi is being detained, as well as senior figures in the Islamist group of which he is a member. Hundreds more are being sought.
The top judge of Egypt’s Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmud Mansour, has been sworn in as interim leader.