Egypt army chief meets Islamists over crisis: spokesman

CAIRO: Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met overnight with Islamist leaders to try and resolve the crisis pitting supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi against Egypt's new leaders, the army...

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Egypt army chief meets Islamists over crisis: spokesman
CAIRO: Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met overnight with Islamist leaders to try and resolve the crisis pitting supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi against Egypt's new leaders, the
army said Sunday.

Sisi "met with several representatives of the Islamist movements ... and
stressed that there are opportunities for a peaceful solution to the crisis provided all sides reject violence," army spokesman Colonel Ahmed Aly said in a statement.