03 July 2013 (13:09 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Sha’ban 1434/12 Tir 1391/26 Ji-Wie (5th month) 4711

At 13:00 hours UTC 7 Tango time, the government run newspaper, al-Ahram, announced that democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi had been officially deposed by the U.S. backed Egyptian military!

U.S. backed General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, giving a press conference, explained that the military ousted Morsi on the grounds that he did not head the will of the people.  The Egyptian Constitution has been suspended.  Al-Sisi says a new transitional government will be made up of technocrats!

The U.S. backed general (who consulted with Pentagon officials yesterday and last week) said anymore violent protests with be dealt with harshly by the military.  He appointed the chief justice of Egypt’s constitutional court as transitional president.

There are continued reports that military units are surrounding pro-Morsi demonstrations in Nasr and Giza cities.