EGYPT: Morsi accused of Murder as Military crack down on Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptians streamed into the streets Friday for dueling marches that stoked fears of bloody confrontation between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted president, hours after prosecutors ramped up criminal accusations against Mohammed Morsi. 

By Friday evening, demonstrators had filled squares throughout the country—with millions nationwide estimated to have turned out in support of the popular Egyptian military, and considerably smaller crowds maintaining protests on behalf of Mr. Morsi, the ousted Muslim Brotherhood-backed leader.

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Egyptian prosecutors on Friday accused Mr. Morsi of conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to escape jail during Egypt's revolution against President Hosni Mubarak in early 2011. The prosecutor's investigation could see Mr. Morsi face trial for murder and espionage in the service of a foreign group—a charge that would be akin to treason and could carry a maximum life sentence.

The push against Mr. Morsi and his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood raises the stakes in a confrontation that has simmered, with occasional violence, since mass demonstrations against Mr. Morsi culminated in his July 3 ouster by the military. 

Both sides in the protests hope to lay claim to street-level legitimacy—presenting dueling shows of force that illustrate that more than two years after protesters ousted Mr. Mubarak, Egypt's streets remain the principal source of political power.

In a speech on Wednesday, Gen. Sisi, Egypt's minister of defense and the head of its armed forces, asked Egyptians to protest on Friday in order to give him the mandate to deal with terrorists. On Friday evening, private satellite television channels canceled their normal Ramadan programming to encourage people to turn out to support the military.....

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Clashes in Egypt Kill at Least 38 - At least 38 people were killed and 500 injured in fighting between Egyptian police and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

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