Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
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On Saturday, Morsi attended a rally by hard-line clerics who have called for jihad and spoke before a cheering crowd at a Cairo stadium, mainly Islamists. Clerics at the rally urged Morsi to back their calls for jihad to support rebels, a step he refused to take, but his appearance was seen as in implicit backing of the clerics' message.
It came after a senior presidential aide last week said that while Egypt was not encouraging citizens to travel to Syria to help rebels, they were free to do so no action would be taken against them. (AP)
