Egypt: Global Outcry Steps Up Pressure On US To Suspend Aid To Military -- The Guardian
White House 'watching' as state of emergency called and Mohamed ElBaradei resigns in protest against killings
The United States has led a chorus of international concern about Egypt's crackdown on demonstrators, publicly condemning the violence that resulted in the worst loss of life on a single day since the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi last month.
The White House said "the world is watching" after a day on which at least 278 people were killed. But there was still no sign that the US was prepared to characterise Morsi's removal by the army as a coup – which would trigger an automatic congressional ban on $1.3bn in annual aid to the powerful Egyptian military.
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