Egypt presidency mourns protest deaths, denounces 'terror'
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Egypt's presidency said Sunday it was "saddened" by the deaths of 72 people at a protest in support of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, but linked the bloodshed to "terrorism".
"We are saddened by the spilling of blood on the 27th," Mostafa Hegazy, an adviser to interim president Adly Mansour, told reporters. But, "we cannot decouple this (incident) from the context of terrorism," he added. Egypt's health ministry claimed that at least 72 people were killed when violence erupted at a pro-Morsi protest early Saturday morning. The Muslim Brotherhood claimed 220 were killed. (AFP)
