Egypt Army said to defy Morsi on use of live fire against civilians

By World Tribune on February 4, 2013   Egypt, Exclusives, Mideast, Recent Hits, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, Washington  

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has disobeyed orders by President Mohammed Morsi to employ live fire against civilian rioters. Western diplomatic sources said senior Army commanders have ordered their troops not to open fire on civilians amid the nationwide unrest in Egypt. They said this violated a directive by Morsi that infantry […]