Egypts Supreme Constitutional Court: Lt.-Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced on state television that Morsi will be replaced by Adly Mansour, chief justice of Egypts Supreme Constitutional Court until new elections are held. He also said the military will install a temporary civilian government to run the country for an unspecified period of time, but also called for early presidential elections, according to CTV. A statement posted to the Egyptian presidential Twitter account quoted Morsi as saying the developments amounted to a full coup categorically rejected by all the free men of our nation and Fireworks exploded over Cairos Tahrir Square Wednesday evening as Egypts military announced it is suspending the countrys constitution and will replace embattled President Mohammed Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood party spokesperson Gehad el-Haddad said Morsi was being kept under house arrest at a Presidential Guard facility where he had been residing. A travel ban has also been placed on Morsi and other top members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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