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Interim president sworn in

Published:Friday | July 5, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Egypt's chief justice, Adly Mansour (centre) speaks at his swearing-in ceremony as the nation's interim president yesterday. The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in yesterday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi.ap photos
Egyptian soldiers deploy near Cairo University, where Muslim Brotherhood supporters have gathered to support ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, yesterday.
Supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a rally near the University of Cairo.
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CAIRO, Egypt (AP):

A senior judge was sworn in as Egypt's interim president yesterday to replace ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as the military launched a major crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Reeling from what it called a military coup against democracy, the group said it would not work with the new political system.

The sweep against the Brotherhood leadership included the group's top leader, a figure venerated among its followers, General Guide Mohammed Badie. He was arrested late Wednesday from a villa where he had been staying at a Mediterranean coastal city and flown by helicopter to Cairo, security officials said.

The move against the Brotherhood raises deep questions over how Islamists will fit into Egypt's new political system after the military on Wednesday swept out Morsi, the country's first freely elected president. The military is installing a new civilian leadership to pave the way to new elections, saying it will stay out of politics.