Egypt's rulers tell pro-Morsi protesters to quit camps

Egypt's army-backed government on Thursday urged supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to abandon their Cairo protest camps, promising them a safe exit if they gave up without a fight.

The appeal, made by Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif on state television, followed the government's warning on Wednesday that it was ready to take action to end two weeks of sit-in protests by thousands of Morsi supporters at two sites. (Reuters)