Mursi to stand trial

Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi will be put on trial, at the command of the country’s new army-backed authorities, facing charges of inciting murder and violence.

The state news agency reported that Mursi along with 14 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood were charged with "committing acts of violence, and inciting killing and thuggery".

The new government also appointed a new constituent assembly, giving it 60 days to review amendments to the constitution that would erase Islamic articles brought in by the Brotherhood.

See Reuters for full report.

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