US military chief has 'confidence' in Egypt's army

WASHINGTON: The US military's top officer on Wednesday expressed "confidence" that Egypt's army could provide security for their country, including the strategic Suez Canal, amid mass street protests.

In a phone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart, Lieutenant General Sami Enan, Admiral Mike Mullen "expressed his confidence in the Egyptian military's ability to provide for their country's security, both internally and throughout the Suez Canal area," his spokesman Captain John Kirby said in a statement.