Call for calm in Egypt after scores of people killed in violent clashes
Egypt’s new foreign minister has urged restraint after weekend clashes in Cairo which killed more than 70 people.
Supporters of the ousted president Mohammed Morsi clashed with security forces in Cairo on Saturday and there were more clashes elsewhere on Sunday, with two people killed in cities north of Cairo – Kafr el-Zayat and Port Said.
The health ministry claims 78 were killed in clashes on Saturday although doctors estimated that more than 100 people had died.
In a BBC interview, new foreign minister Nabil Fahmy said all sides "need to stop inciting violence and using violence".
But already pro-Morsi supporters are calling for marches tonight and tomorrow.
Foreign secretary William Hague said: "I am deeply concerned by recent events in Egypt, and condemn the use of force against protesters which has led to the loss of lives.
"I call on all sides to refrain from violence. Now is the time for dialogue, not confrontation. It is the responsibility of leaders on all sides to take steps to reduce tensions.
"I call on the Egyptian authorities to respect the right of peaceful protest, to cease the use of violence against protestors, including live fire, and to hold to account those responsible."
Morsi supporters want the president who was removed from power by the army on 3 July to be reinstated. They say they will not back down from their demands.
Mr Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, was removed after mass protests against his rule.
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