The Washington Post
by Liz Sly and Sharaf al-Hourani
August 16, 2013

A divided Egypt braced for more violence Friday, with the Muslim Brotherhood calling on its followers to observe a “Friday of Rage” and a pro-military organization telling its supporters to take to the streets to “defend their country.”

The Brotherhood, an influential Islamist organization that backs ousted president Mohamed Morsi, issued the call in defiance of Egypt’s military-backed interim government, which authorized security forces Thursday to fire live ammunition against opponents. The authorization underscored the six-week-old government’s determination to crush any lingering challenge posed by Morsi supporters following a bloody crackdown on their camps.

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