Egypt relatively calm after clashes causing 421 deaths

The Egyptian Health Ministry updated the death toll from clashes Wednesday during the evacuation of two pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo to 421. The country was relatively calm Thursday although the Muslim Brotherhood vows to overthrow the Egyptian military regime.
French President Francois Hollande had the Egyptian ambassador on the carpet to denounce Wednesday’s military operation, an unusual diplomatic procedure normally left to foreign ministries. The Egyptian envoy to London was called to the Foreign Office to hear British concerns.

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