EGYPTE - Les images sont frappantes. "Bombardé" de rayons lasers, un hélicoptère devenu fluorescent survole des centaines de milliers de personnes massées dans la nuit. Depuis le début des manifestations place Tahrir, les rayons laser sont devenus le symbole de la grogne contre l'(ex)président Mohamed Morsi, et le moyen de véhiculer des messages.
LIRE AUSSI : L'évolution de la situation en direct
• Les hélicoptères : ennemis puis alliés
Ce n'est pourtant pas de la science-fiction. La scène, à voir dans la vidéo en haut de cet article, se déroulait au Caire lors de la manifestation géante organisée dimanche 30 juin contre le président Morsi à l'occasion du premier anniversaire de son élection.
Alors qu'un hélicoptère de l'armée survolait le palais présidentiel, dans le quartier d'Héliopolis, des manifestants ont dirigé leur pointeur laser vers l'appareil, forçant son pilote à le dérouter, puis à se poser sans encombre selon l'édition suisse de 20minutes.
Lundi, l'accueil réservé à l'armée s'est révélé bien différent, puisqu'elle s'est officiellement rangée du côté des opposants au régime. Le commandement militaire a ainsi prévenu que les forces armées interviendraient si les revendications du peuple n'étaient pas satisfaites dans les prochaines 48 heures, provoquant une explosion de joie chez les manifestants:
Les manifestants n'avaient d'ailleurs pas hésité alors à sortir à nouveau leurs lasers, cette fois pour saluer le passage des hélicoptères de l'armée:
• Des slogans sur les bâtiments
L'usage de pointeurs laser puissants a également servi à éclairer le bâtiment présidentiel et même à faire passer des messages: on ne peut plus clair "MORSI" "OUT", "GAME OVER" (voir diaporama ci-dessous).
Les lasers devant le bâtiment présidentiel egyptien
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• Une mode qui date de plusieurs années...
Déjà, en 2012, des manifestants s'en étaient servis pour viser l'armée et les bâtiments. Car ces lasers sont devenus en l'espace de quelques années très bon marché. Sur un site spécialisé, on peut en trouver pour moins de 20 euros. Si ces lasers ne sont globalement pas dangereux, ils peuvent aveugler un pilote par exemple, ou laisser des séquelles plus importantes en cas d'exposition prolongées.
On les retrouve aussi au cours des matches de football, où ils servent à déconcentrer ou à aveugler l'adversaire, ici lors d'une rencontre amicale disputée en 2011 entre le club cairote de Zamalek et l'Atlético de Madrid:
Ou encore lors d'un match Egypte-Algérie :
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Best Photos From Coup In Egypt
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Fireworks light the sky opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A statement on the Egyptian president\'s office\'s Twitter account has quoted Mohammed Morsi as calling military measures \"a full coup.\" The denouncement was posted shortly after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Morsi, who was Egypt\'s first freely elected leader but drew ire with his Islamist leanings. The military says it has replaced him with the chief justice of the Supreme constitutional Court, called for early presidential election and suspended the Islamist-backed constitution.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Fireworks light the sky as opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. The deployment is part of a bid by the military to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, slapping a travel ban on embattled president Mohammed Morsi and top allies in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Green laser lights illuminate opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi performing funeral prayers, for Egyptians who were killed during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Morsi, in front of a symbolic coffin, left, covered by the national flag in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. The deployment is part of a bid by the military to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, slapping a travel ban on embattled president Mohammed Morsi and top allies in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate as they light flares and wave national flags and his picture with Arabic reads, \"leave\", in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, near protest sites and at key facilities and major intersections. The deployment is part of a bid by the military to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday, slapping a travel ban on embattled president Mohammed Morsi and top allies in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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A military helicopter files over the presidential palace as opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The deadline on the military\'s ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi\'s opponents have been gathered in Cairo\'s Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Egypt\'s military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country\'s Islamist president when an afternoon ultimatum expires.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Blood stains the ground after opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi slaughter lambs as symbols of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Egypt\'s military held an emergency meeting Wednesday hours ahead of its deadline for the country\'s embattled Islamist president to yield to the demands of millions of protesters or face intervention by the army, a defense official said. Arabic reads, \"June 30, the end of Brotherhood.\" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest as they shout slogans and wave national flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Arabic reads, \"leave, we are back to the square.\" With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, hundreds of thousands of protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt\'s Islamist president sought Tuesday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge with another massive show of resolve and unity. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks burst over opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt\'s Islamist president sought Tuesday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge with another massive display of people power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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A military helicopter flies over an opponent of Egyptian Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as he waves a national flag, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt\'s Islamist president sought Tuesday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge with another massive display of people power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester waves a national flag in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn\'t \"meet the people\'s demands,\" giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement in what it called a last chance. Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester waves a flag in Tahrir square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn\'t \"meet the people\'s demands,\" giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement in what it called a last chance. Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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A Egyptian protester waves a national flag in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn\'t \"meet the people\'s demands,\" giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement in what it called a last chance. Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down.(AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Fire works are seen over hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathering in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi\'s Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Egyptian anti-President Mohammed Morsi protesters sit on lamp poles as one holds a national flag in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. Cairo Tower is seen in the background. Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi\'s Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Sunday, June 30, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist president poured out onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi\'s Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi gather in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir Square on July 2, 2013 as laser lights (L) directed at the government building spell \'Game Over.\' (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi passes on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over the state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protesters celebrate as news is announced of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi proposing a consensus government as a way out of the country\'s political crisis, at Egypt\'s Presidential Palace on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. As the Egyptian Army\'s deadline passed on Wednesday afternoon, President Morsi proposed a consensus government as a way out of the country\'s political deadlock between the military and Muslim Brotherhood. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images) (credit:Ed Giles/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protesters celebrate as news is announced of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi proposing a consensus government as a way out of the country\'s political crisis, at Egypt\'s Presidential Palace on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. As the Egyptian Army\'s deadline passed on Wednesday afternoon, President Morsi proposed a consensus government as a way out of the country\'s political deadlock between the military and Muslim Brotherhood. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images) (credit:Ed Giles/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi passes on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over the state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian man welcomes an army soldier upon his deployment on a street leading to Cairo University on July 3, 2013. A top aide to Egypt\'s President Mohamed Morsi slammed what he called a \'military coup\' as an army ultimatum passed and the security forces slapped a travel ban on the Islamist leader. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shouts slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A Defense Ministry official said army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is meeting with his top commanders, hours before the military\'s deadline to the president and opposition to resolve the nation\'s political crisis is set to expire. Arabic read \" leave.\" (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi slaughter lambs as symbols of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hold Arabic signs reading \"leave,\" as fire rages at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Alexandria, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Heba Khamis) (credit:AP)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The deadline on the military\'s ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi\'s opponents have been gathered in Cairo\'s Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The deadline on the military\'s ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi\'s opponents have been gathered in Cairo\'s Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi react as they watch his speech on a screen in a street leading to presidential palace early in Cairo on July 3, 2013. Morsi told Egyptians that he had been freely elected little more than a year ago and that he intended to continue to carry out his duties despite mass protests demanding his resignation. (MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hundreds of Egyptian protesters begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Holding a picture of the second President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, hundreds of Egyptian protesters begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Thousands of Egyptian protesters begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the military has taken over state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Opposition protesters shout slogans as they gather in thousands at qoubba Presidential Palace to protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood on July 2, 2013 in Cairo. Egypt\'s political crisis deepened as Islamist President Mohamed Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a spate of government resignations. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian supporters of President Mohamed Morsi gather in Rabaa el-Aadawia district of cairo on July 2, 2013, as opponents of Egypt\'s president also poured onto the streets of Cairo to press their demand that he step down after the Islamist president snubbed an ultimatum from the army to agree to the \'people\'s demands\' or face an imposed solution. (KHALED KAMEL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED KAMEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protester shout slogans as tens of thousands gather outside the Presidential Palace calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on July 2, 2013 in Cairo. Opponents of Egypt\'s Mohamed Morsi poured onto the streets of Cairo to press their demand that he step down after the Islamist president snubbed an ultimatum from the army to agree to the \'people\'s demands\' or face an imposed solution. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi gather in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir Square on July 2, 2013. Opponents of Egypt\'s Mohamed Morsi poured onto the streets of Cairo to press their demand that he step down after the Islamist president snubbed an ultimatum from the army to agree to the \'people\'s demands\' or face an imposed solution. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian opposition protester holds up the head of a sheep as tens of thousands gather outside the Presidential Palace calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on July 2, 2013 in Cairo. Opponents of Egypt\'s Mohamed Morsi poured onto the streets of Cairo to press their demand that he step down after the Islamist president snubbed an ultimatum from the army to agree to the \'people\'s demands\' or face an imposed solution. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian youth with his face painted in the colours of the national flag look over as opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi protest calling for his ouster at Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir Square, on July 2, 2013. Egypt\'s political crisis deepened as Islamist President Mohamed Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a spate of government resignations. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian opposition demonstrator sits at the top of a column watching a military helicopter fly by, as protesters (unseen) call for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi outside the presidential palace in Cairo, on July 2, 2013. Egypt\'s political crisis deepened as Islamist President Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a spate of government resignations. (MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian boy waves a national flag during a protest against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt\'s Islamist president sought Tuesday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge with another massive display of people power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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Opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hold a large Egyptian national flag during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Egypt was on edge Tuesday following a \"last-chance\" ultimatum the military issued to Mohammed Morsi, giving the president and the opposition 48 hours to resolve the crisis in the country or have the army step in with its own plan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi wave national flags during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. Egypt was on edge Tuesday following a \"last-chance\" ultimatum the military issued to Mohammed Morsi, giving the president and the opposition 48 hours to resolve the crisis in the country or have the army step in with its own plan. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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An Egyptian protester waves a national flag on a roof in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn\'t \"meet the people\'s demands,\" giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement in what it called a last chance. Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)
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An Egyptian protester waves a national flag in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s powerful military warned on Monday it will intervene if the Islamist president doesn\'t \"meet the people\'s demands,\" giving him and his opponents two days to reach an agreement in what it called a last chance. Hundreds of thousands of protesters massed for a second day calling on Mohammed Morsi to step down. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian opposition demonstrator, runs down the length of a long national flag being held by protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, outside the presidential palace in Cairo, on July 2, 2013. (MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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An Egyptian protester shouts slogans during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi waves Egyptian national flags during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013, after Egypt\'s military issued an ultimatum. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP)
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A dog wearing a sign around his neck with Arabic that reads, \"leave,\" accompanies its handler to a protest against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi blows a whistle during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester dances while chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Protesters pray during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Egyptian protester stands on a roof near Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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A Egyptian protester waves a national flag in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Fireworks light the sky as opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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An opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi blows a stadium horn during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi stand on railway bars during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi holds a poster with Arabic that reads, \"Tamarod, down with the Muslim Brotherhood regime, 6/30, in front of Itihadeya,\" during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi wave national flags during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. The banner at center, with Arabic writing, reads, \"leave.\" (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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Supporters of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi wave national flags and his posters during a rally in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, late Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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An military helicopter flies over an opponent if Egyptian Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as he waves a national flag, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester waves his national flag as thousands celebrate on July 1, 2013 in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir square after Egypt\'s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protesters celebrate on July 1, 2013 in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir square after Egypt\'s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Laser lights are directed by Egyptian protestors on military helicopters flying over the presidential palace in Cairo as hundreds of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators gather at the Egyptian Presidential Palace during a protest calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 1, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Laser lights directed by Egyptian protestors are seen on military helicopters flying over the presidential palace in Cairo as Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators gather at the Egyptian Presidential Palace during a protest calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 1, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt.(GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protesters celebrate on July 1, 2013 in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir square after Egypt\'s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition protesters celebrate on July 1, 2013 in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir square after Egypt\'s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian children walk under a giant flag as opposition protesters celebrate on July 1, 2013 in Cairo\'s landmark Tahrir square after Egypt\'s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian opposition demonstrators calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi sleep outside the presidential palace in Cairo early on July 1, 2013. Egypt\'s opposition Tamarod movement which led nationwide protests against President Mohamed Morsi has given the Islamist leader a deadline of July 2 to resign, threatening a campaign of civil disobedience if he stays. (MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Egyptian protester stands by a window in the burnt headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Moqattam district of Cairo on July 1, 2013 after it was set ablaze by opposition demonstrators overnight. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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A picture shows tents set up by Egyptian opposition supporters outside the presidential palace in Cairo on July 1, 2013. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man holds a plaque of the Muslim Brotherhood emblem which was removed from the party\'s burnt out headquarters in the Moqattam district of Cairo, on July 1, 2013, after it was set ablaze by opposition demonstrators overnight. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptians relatives mourn the death of a 26-year old Egyptian man, who was killed when shooting broke out outside the Cairo headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, outside a morgue in the capital on July 1, 2013. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)
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Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Heba Khamis) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester chants slogans during anti-Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi rally in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. Arabic on the red scarf reads, \"Leave.\" (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Egyptians protest against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood as they join others at Egypt\'s landmark Tahrir square on June 30, 2013 in Cairo. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Egyptian Anti-President Mohammed Morsi protesters watch an apache army helicopter is it flies over Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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Egyptian protesters take a rest during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian holds up posters during a protests against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood as they join thousands at Egypt\'s landmark Tahrir square on June 30, 2013 in Cairo. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi gather for noon prayers in Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) (credit:AP)
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An Egyptian protester waves a national flag from the top of a light pole during a demonstration against Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (credit:AP)
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Egyptians protest against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood as they join thousands at Egypt\'s landmark Tahrir square on June 30, 2013 in Cairo. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Mourners carry the coffin of Mohamed Abdel Hamid Mecca Masjid, who was killed Sunday when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a protests against Egypt\'s Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi, in Assiut, Egypt, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Mamdouh Thabet) (credit:AP)
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Thousands of Islamists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters attend the Friday prayers as they gather at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque to start an open-ended sit-in in support of the legitimacy of President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on June 28, 2013. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Thousands of Islamists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters attend the Friday prayers as they gather at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque to start an open-ended sit-in in support of the legitimacy of President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on June 28, 2013. (GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans as fire rages at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Alexandria, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Heba Khamis) (credit:AP)
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Supporters of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi fill a public square outside the Rabia el-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo, not far from the presidential palace, during a rally in Cairo, Friday, June 28, 2013. Tens of thousands of backers and opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist president held competing rallies in the capital Friday and new clashes erupted between the two sides in the country\'s second largest city, Alexandria, in a prelude to massive nationwide protests planned by the opposition this weekend demanding Mohammed Morsi\'s removal.(AP Photo) (credit:AP)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi eats corn during a protest outside the defense ministry, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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An opponent of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi waves Egyptian flags during a protest outside the defense ministry, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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A girl waves the national flag as opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest outside the defense ministry, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:AP)
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FILE - In this file photo taken Wednesday, June 26, 2013, Egyptians walk below a banner of Tamarod, or \"rebel,\" with Arabic that reads, \"Tamarod, Egypt now is free,\" a campaign calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt. No matter what happens in anti-Morsi protest planned for June 30, 2013, organizers of the petition campaign that led to it say they have created a grassroots network of new activists they hope will remain a voice for the public. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (credit:AP)
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Opponents of Egypt\'s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans as fire rages at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Alexandria, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Heba Khamis) (credit:AP)