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Panel meets to amend Egyptian constitution
The panel charged with amending Egypt's constitution in the aftermath of the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi met for the first time on Sunday, according to the country's official news agency
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he panel charged with amending Egypt's constitution in the aftermath of the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi met for the first time on Sunday, according to the country's official news agency.
Meanwhile, as the military-backed interim leadership pushes its fast-track timetable for a return to a democratic rule to Egypt, thousands of women held a brief protest against Morsi's overthrow at the heavily fortified Defense Ministry in Cairo. Ranks of soldiers formed a military cordon outside the ministry.
The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups have held nearly daily protests since Morsi was deposed on July 3, and those outside military buildings are particularly sensitive: Some 54 people, mostly pro-Morsi demonstrators, were killed when soldiers opened fire two weeks ago outside the Republican Guard Club, in the same part of Cairo as the Defense Ministry. The military says armed protesters attacked the club.
Another march set off toward the U.S. Embassy in another part of the city, but turned back at one of the security barriers that stretch around it for several blocks.
Waving Morsi's photo, small copies of the Quran and Egyptian flags, protesters chanted, "Morsi is coming back," and "Oh Sissi wake up, today is your last day!" in reference to Egypt's Defense Minister and army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted Morsi after millions turned out to the streets on June 30 demanding he leave office.
