Some parts of the Egyptian army have reportedly been put on high alert status - as the military's ultimatum for President Morsi to resolve the violent crisis has now passed. Fresh clashes between government supporters and anti-Islamist protesters erupted earlier outside Cairo University after at least 18 people were said to have been killed there overnight. RT's correspondents Bel Trew and Paula Slier are in the Egyptian capital right now. Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in Cairo and the army deployed its vehicles as President Mohhamed Morsi refused to resign after the military deadline for him to find a solution to the ongoing crisis expired. 20:45 GMT: Multiple reports say the police is arresting crews of local TV stations that are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Shadi Hamid, an Egypt analyst with the Brookings Institution, says that staff of Brotherhood-associated Misr 25 have been arrested. 20:15 GMT: Egypt's head of the High Constitutional Court Adli Mohamed Mansour is to be sworn in as interim head of state on Thursday, Reuters reports citing sources. 19:35 GMT: Egypt's leading Muslim and Christian clerics backed the army-sponsored roadmap. Ahmed al-Tayeb, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar and Pope Tawadros, the head of the Coptic Church made brief statements following al-Sisi's announcement. The Garnd Sheikh said that he supported an early presidential vote based on an Islamic precept that the better of two evils is a religious duty, Ahram agency cites. Tawadros believes the plan offered a political vision and would ensure security for all Egyptians, about 10 percent of whom are Christian. Egypt's second largest Islamist group, the Nour Party, also agreed with the proposed roadmap, saying that it would help avoid conflict, Reuters writes. 19:30 GMT: Morsi's aide says the now former Egyptian leader has been moved to an undisclosed location, report AP. 19:23 GMT: Several Islamist-run TV channels including Hafez, Al-Nas, and the Brotherhood's Misr 25 are off air, reportedly on the order of the Interior Minister. 19:00 GMT: President Morsi is overthrown. Egyptian Army chief, General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is making a televised statement, announcing a new political roadmap to resolve the crisis. It includes the suspending of the constitution, holding early presidential elections, forming a national coalition government, setting up a committee to amend the constitution. The head of the High Constitutional Court is named as new interim leader of Egypt. 18:44 GMT: Egyptian Court of Appeal has upheld prison sentence on Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, removes him from post, reports Reuters, citing a judicial source. 18:25 GMT: At least ten people have been injured in clashes between anti-Morsi protesters and the president's supporters, RT's Paula Slier reports from Cairo. Army "vehemently denies" its troops attacked pro-Morsi demonstrators. Meanwhile, the military are deploying in Cairo and Suez. Security reportedly was also tightened around tunnels between Gaza and Egypt. 18:05 GMT: Political roadmap for Egypt's political transition will shortly be announced jointly by the country's leading Muslim and Christian clerics and the leader of the liberal opposition alliance Mohamed ElBaradei, Reuters reports, citing MENA news agency. The announcement comes after talks with military tops brass who had earlier given Morsi the ultimatum. The generals will be present at the announcement along with members of the Tamarod (Rebel) youth protest movement. The transition plan includes a short period of interim rule to be followed by presidential and parliamentary elections, the Egyptian state news agency reported. It provided no further details though. 17:52 GMT: Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Badie's six guards have been detained, according to Turkish Anadolu Agency. 17:40 GMT: The United States is "very concerned" about the situation in Egypt, the State Department's spokesperson Jen Psaki told a media briefing. 17:37 GMT: Hundreds of thousands continue pro-president Morsi demonstration in front of Rabia Al Adawiyya mosque, Anadolu Agency reports. 17:13 GMT: Army tanks have been deployed near the pro-Morsi sit-in at Nasr City, a Cairo district, according Al Jazeera. There are also reports of the military deploying at key sites and intersections outside the capital, including on the highway to Alexandria. 16:56 GMT: Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad says all his social media accounts have been hacked. 16:54 GMT: Morsi's adviser says they do not know the whereabouts of the president at the moment, reports Naharnet. 16:47 GMT: Gunshots are heard near the Rabaa El-Adaweya Mosque in Cairo where Islamists are holding their sit-in, reports the Daily News Egypt. 16:40 GMT: Clashes have reportedly broken out outside Cairo University between pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrators. The military had to intervene after rocks and Molotov cocktails were pelted.

• published: 03 Jul 2013
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