ALJAZEERA: US Secretary of State John Kerry said the escalating violence had dealt a “serious blow” to political reconciliation efforts between the military-backed interim government and Morsi’s supporters.
The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, “strongly condemned” the violence and called for Egypt’s security forces to “exercise utmost restraint”.
“Only a concerted effort by all Egyptians and the international community might lead the country back on a path to inclusive democracy, and overcome Egypt’s challenges,” she said… (more)
