Morsi role at Syria rally seen as tipping point for Egypt army

Head of state had attended rally with hardline Islamists calling for holy war in war-torn neighbour

Protesters opposing Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi  on a Cairo bridge today during a protest demanding that he resign. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Protesters opposing Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi on a Cairo bridge today during a protest demanding that he resign. Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Army concern about the way President Mohamed Morsi was governing Egypt reached tipping point when the head of state attended a rally packed with hardline fellow Islamists calling for holy war in Syria, military sources have said.

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