Army helicopters flying over Tahrir trailing giant Egyptian flags pic.twitter.com/qG9lCbln1s
— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) July 1, 2013
Egyptian military helicopter circles #Tahrir Sq. Huge roar from the crowd who think Army is on their side. Seems so after ultimatum.
— Derek Stoffel (@DerekStoffelCBC) July 1, 2013
Well, that’s a pretty big middle finger from the army to the Muslim Brotherhood.
— Ester Meerman (@estermeerman) July 1, 2013
Chants in Tahrir now: “The army and the people are one hand.”
— Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) July 1, 2013
Tahrir now. Totalky packed while nothing was planned. By @kikhote pic.twitter.com/hUdIdH26Lv
— Koert Debeuf (@koertdebeuf) July 1, 2013
It’s not a coup yet, it’s an ultimatum to sort things out or face a coup. But it’s already a blatant (but anticipated) intervention. #Egypt
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) July 1, 2013
If crowds are out in streets after military statement, then cheer after military helicopters fly over, then that’s a coup.
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) July 1, 2013
This may be the first time in history that an army has told its people it plans to launch a coup d’etat
— Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) July 1, 2013
Even this guy is telling Morsi to leave. حتى ده بيقول لمرسي ارحل. pic.twitter.com/3rfARugjwv
— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) July 1, 2013
Regardless of Morsi’s many problems, #Egypt‘s military sets very dangerous precedent by insisting on early elections on threat of a coup.
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) July 1, 2013
Perhaps some collective amnesia in #Egypt over previous actions of army. It was al-Sisi who came out defending the ‘virginity tests’
— Paul Danahar (@pdanahar) July 1, 2013
#Cairo women contingent #tahreer pic.twitter.com/Mvp2Cdlhry
— Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber) July 1, 2013
Choice facing #Egyptian people: Generals who’ve proved they can’t govern. MB ditto & an opposition who can’t get organized enough to govern
— Paul Danahar (@pdanahar) July 1, 2013
It seems that state-run TV (Maspero) is making its own move against Morsi, now focusing on anti- MB demonstrations
— Ahmed Ateyya (@Ateyya) July 1, 2013
Either the MB remains as a credible, active part of #Egypt politics or it goes underground and this gets ugly. I can’t see a third way.
— Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbaghdadi) July 1, 2013
Villa in Mokattam, believed to be owned by MB leader Khairat El Shater, was set on fire. pic.twitter.com/OmpgNIKkfi
— The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh) July 1, 2013
Reuters: Police arrested 15 armed bodyguards of senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat El-Shater after an exchange of fire
— Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) July 1, 2013
I was going to write that looters are taking everything but the kitchen sink from MB hq. But then I saw somebody leaving with a sink .
— Jonathan Rugman (@jrug) July 1, 2013
If the military is smart, they will deploy now and guard against retaliatory violence against the MB.
— Michael Hanna (@mwhanna1) July 1, 2013
Countdown to a coup: politicians, you now have 47 hours left. The clock is ticking. #Egypt #30June
— benwedeman (@bencnn) July 1, 2013
If you’re keeping score at home: scaf 17 months in power + MB 12 months = no closer to bread, freedom, or social justice. #Egypt
— josh stacher (@jstacher) July 1, 2013
Important to remember most Egyptians have seen their lives grow worse in past year & do not have same concerns abt army as foreign analysts.
— Evan Hill (@evanchill) July 1, 2013
Timing is also interesting. SCAF decided to speak first, eyes now on Morsi tonight, what will he say? #Egypt
— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) July 1, 2013
#Morsi had a 3 HOUR SPEECH where he could have defused this, but he didnt. What is it with Arab leaders inability to sense the general mood?
— Adel Abdel Ghafar (@dooolism) July 1, 2013
As horns honking, fireworks going off, I’m with a die hard revolutionary who says to me holding back tears “Our revolution is back to zero”
— Kristen McTighe (@KristenMcTighe) July 1, 2013
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