Egypt’s presidency: Foreign diplomacy failed to end crisis

In a statement Wednesday, the interim Egyptian presidency said the period of international efforts that began more than 10 days ago had "ended today” holding the Muslim Brotherhood completely responsible for their failure and “what will follow.” The authorities in Cairo warned they were losing patience with the pro-Morsi sit-ins for the past five weeks. DEBKAfile: Washington’s plan for the Egyptian military ruler to call off Muslim Brotherhood trials and let Morsi go into exile fell flat. Security forces will now proceed to break up the two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo by force.