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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 12:07 PM Jul 2013

There are fears a military coup is under way against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, adviser says. [View all]

cnn.com and twitter feeds:

Sara Hussein ‏@sarahussein 2m

Brotherhood spox: MT@gelhaddad: There is a FULL MILITARY COUP under way now in #Egypt. Tanks hv started moving thru the streets.

911 Operator ‏@911BUFF 7m

BREAKING NEWS - EGYPT PRESIDENTIAL'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAYS MILITARY COUP UNDER WAY. SECURITY FORCES PLACE TRAVEL BAN ON MORSI. AFP.

Agence France-Presse ‏@AFP 13m

#BREAKING Egypt security forces place travel ban on President Morsi, top Islamists

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There are fears a military coup is under way against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, adviser says. [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Post title... Needs to be corrected to Morsi Agschmid Jul 2013 #1

Yeah, I know, CNN has been using that for days though :) The Straight Story Jul 2013 #2

It's CNN... I guess we should not be shocked! Agschmid Jul 2013 #3

Taking control of the media always seems to be the first step railsback Jul 2013 #4

Richard Engel on MSNBC says he alsame Jul 2013 #5