03 July 2013 (12:48 UTC-07 Tango)/24 Sha’ban 1434/12 Tir 1391/26 Ji-Wie (5th month) 4711
Reports that democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi is missing. Earlier there were reports that the Obama backed military put him under house arrest.
Egyptian military denying reports that they’ve fired on pro-Morsi supporters, as well as denying military coup. However, reports and pics of army personnel deploying in Nasr City, where there are a lot of pro-Morsi demonstrations.
Reports and pics of army personnel blocking access to Cairo University. Reports that military units are staging around the perimeter of Cairo. One analyst noted that no (or very few) police forces have been seen deploying with military units. Reports that Egyptian courts told police that they would not be prosecuted for joining the overthrow of democratically elected Morsi.
Al Jazeera reporting that Egyptian military deploying around pro-Morsi demonstrators only.
The government run newspaper, al-Ahram, continues to report that the U.S. backed military will run the country for at least 12 months. Egyptian military says it will make official public statement soon.