Deadly violence erupts in Egypt

epa03831055 Egyptian soldiers carry the coffins of their colleagues who were killed in Arish during their funeral at Almaza military airport , Egypt, 19 August 2013. Egyptian security forces sealed off the Sinai Peninsula after 25 police conscripts were killed and two critically injured by suspected Islamist militants. The conscripts were nearing the town of Rafah, on the border with the Gaza Strip, in two civilian minibuses when they ran into a roadblock mounted by eleven gunmen, security sources said. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

TOPSHOTS A picture taken on August 18, 2013, shows people walking past a burnt car next to a building belonging to a Christian charity organization, ransacked earlier in the month, in the central Egyptian city of Minya. Militants killed 25 Egypt police in the deadliest attack of its kind in years, as the country struggles to deal with a crisis sparked by the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. AFP PHOTO / VIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANGVIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images

Friends and relatives of Ammar Badie, 38, killed Friday by Egyptian security forces during clashes in Ramses Square, and also son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, carry his coffin during his funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Egypt increased security at the Supreme Constitutional Court building ahead of planned mass rallies by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egyptian army soldiers take out barbed wire that was surrounding the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo ahead of planned demonstrations on Aug. 18. Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi canceled some Cairo marches today for \"security reasons\", as the country's military chief vowed to face down violent protests following Egypt's bloodiest week in decades.

International and local media interview an Egyptian police officer lying on his hospital bed on Aug. 18, as he recovers from gunshots wounds sustained during clashes with supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo.

A plain clothes policeman (C) points his gun as security forces escort Muslim Brotherhood members through supporters of the interim government installed by the army from the al-Fath mosque on Ramses Square in Cairo August 17, 2013. Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi fought a gunbattle with security forces in a Cairo mosque on Aug. 17, while Egypt's army-backed government, facing deepening chaos, considered banning his Muslim Brotherhood group.

Supporters of the interim government installed by the army run for cover when supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi exchanged gunfire with security forces inside the mosque in Cairo on Aug. 17. Morsi supporters fought a gunbattle with security forces in a Cairo mosque on Saturday, while Egypt's army-backed government, facing deepening chaos, considered banning his Muslim Brotherhood group.

Egyptians security forces provide a cordon around the al-Fatah mosque, after hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricaded themselves inside the mosque overnight, near Ramses Square in downtown Cairo on Aug. 17. Security forces raided a mosque in Egypt's capital where protesters supporting the nation's ousted president had been barricaded inside overnight.

An Egyptian boy runs after police exchanged gunfire with Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi holed up inside a Cairo mosque on August 17, 2013. The clashes came on the fourth day of bloodshed between the two sides, with the government saying 173 had died in the past 24 hours alone. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHEDMOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images

Policemen stand guard inside a room of al-Fath mosque when supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi exchanged gunfire with security forces inside the mosque in Cairo August 17, 2013. The gunmen opened fire on security forces from a second floor window in the Fath mosque, where hundreds of Mursi supporters have been taking refuge since protests turned violent on Friday. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

epa03827948 Egyptians supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi are attacked by opponents as they leave al-Fateh mosque on Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, 17 August 2013. A besieged mosque in central Cairo was the site of a tense standoff on 17 August between Egyptian security forces surrounding it and hundreds of backers of toppled president Morsi trapped inside. An estimated 700 Morsi supporters took refuge in the mosque following clashes with security forces in the area. More than 50 people were killed a day earlier in violence across Egypt, according to security sources. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives in the Al-Fath mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A wounded boy is treated as he lies on the floor of the Taamin Sehi field hospital during clashes between security officers and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, in downtown Cairo, on August 16, 2013. Backers of Egypt's ousted president pledged to stage daily demonstrations as they ended a day of angry protests in which at least 75 people were killed during the day. AFP PHOTO / VIRGNIE NGUYEN HOANGVIRGINIE NGUYEN HOANG/AFP/Getty Images

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi writes his friend's name and address on his T-Shirt, in case he is injured or killed during clashes with Egyptian security forces and armed vigilantes, in Ramses Square, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces and armed vigilantes in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country's Arab Spring uprising. Tens of people were killed in the fighting nationwide, including police officers. Arabic reads, \" Mohammad Massoud Mohammad, his home address and a phone number.\" (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

epa03827118 Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with police near Ramses square in Cairo, Egypt, 16 August 2013. At least 34 people were killed Friday in Egypt, said security sources as thousands of the Muslim Brotherhood's followers took to the streets to protest the killing of hundreds in a police crackdown earlier in the week. Ten people were killed in clashes between Brotherhood supporters and police in the central Cairo area of Ramses, added the sources. EPA/MOSAAB EL SHAMY

Aug. 16, 2013 - Cairo, Egypt - A woman takes cover between barricades set up on the October Sixth Bridge as gunfire rings out and police fire tear gas. Clashes broke out once again as police and military faced off against tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week, an event they are calling a 'Day Of Rage.' Dozens have been reported killed in the mass demonstrations that took place in the wake of a military crackdown earlier this week that saw more than 600 deaths. (Credit Image: © Nameer Galal/NurPhoto/ZUMA24.com)

Two civilians holding guns watch on a street in the Zamalek neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati)

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Protesters who support ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi carry an injured demonstrator during clashes at Ramses Square in Cairo, August 16, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Mursi took to the streets on Friday, urging a \"Day of Rage\" to denounce this week's assault by security forces on Muslim Brotherhood protesters that killed hundreds. The army deployed dozens of armored vehicles on major roads in Cairo, and the Interior Ministry has said police will use live ammunition against anyone threatening state installations. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) TEMPLATE OUT

16 Aug 2013, Cairo, Egypt --- An officer injured while Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week, in Cairo, on August 16, 2013. Photo: Nameer Galal/NurPhoto --- Image by © Nameer Galal/NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Corbis

Egyptians evacuate a wounded man during clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi near Ramses Square outside the Al-Fath mosque, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH An injured protesters who supports ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi lies inside a mosque in Ramses Square in Cairo, August 16, 2013. Protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi turned violent across Egypt on Friday, with witnesses reporting four dead in central Cairo and at least 12 killed in northern cities as the Muslim Brotherhood staged a \"Day of Rage\". REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) TEMPLATE OUT

Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives in the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters carry a wounded protestor in Cairo's Ramses square on August 16, 2013 after clashes broke out with police during a demonstration in support of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Shots were heard on a bridge in the centre of the city, as well as in Ramses Square as Morsi loyalists staged their first major demonstrations since nearly 600 people were killed on August 14 when police cleared two of their protest camps. AFP PHOTO / KHALED KAMELKHALED KAMEL/AFP/Getty Images

Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi take part in a protest near Ennour Mosque in Cairo August 16, 2013. Deeply polarised Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a nationwide march of millions to show anger at a ferocious security crackdown on Islamists in which hundreds were killed. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Egyptian army soldiers stand beside armored vehicles while guarding an entrance of Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide marches after Friday prayers and a \"day of rage\" to denounce this week's unprecedented bloodshed in the security forces' assault on the supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president that left more than 600 dead. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Suspects are rounded up near a burnt annex building at the Rabaa Adawiya mosque in Cairo August 15, 2013. Egypt is in turmoil after security forces moved in to clear the protest camps of thousands of supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday, and violence spread around the country. Protesters clashed with police and troops who used bulldozers, teargas and live ammunition to clear two Cairo sit-ins. Egypt's health ministry says 623 people were killed and thousands wounded in the worst day of civil violence in the modern history of the most populous Arab state. Muslim Brotherhood supporters say the death toll is far higher, with hundreds of bodies as yet uncounted by the authorities. Picture taken August 15, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 20 OF 29 FOR PACKAGE '48 HOURS IN CAIRO'. SEARCH '48HOURS' FOR ALL PICTURES

Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives who died yesterday in clashes with security forces, in the El-Iman mosque at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Egypt faced a new phase of uncertainty on Thursday after the bloodiest day since its Arab Spring began, with hundreds of people reported killed and thousands injured as police smashed two protest camps of supporters of the deposed Islamist president. Wednesday's raids touched off day-long street violence that prompted the military-backed interim leaders to impose a state of emergency and curfew, and drew widespread condemnation from the Muslim world and the West, including the United States. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

epa03825652 Egyptian relatives cry as they attend the funeral of Egyptian policemen who were killed during clashes with supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during a funeral at the police mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 15 August 2013. Egyptian government has said that 522 people were killed in the country on 14 August in violence linked to the police's break-up of major protest camps by Islamists in Cairo. Spokesman Mohammed Fatallah said that the figure included 289 killed in the crackdown on the two pro-Morsi protest vigils in the north-east and south of the capital. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

An Egyptian man reacts as firefighters battle flames at the Giza governorate buildings that were stormed and torched by angry supporters of Egypt's ousted president, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Egypt faced a new phase of uncertainty on Thursday after the bloodiest day since its Arab Spring began, with hundreds of people reported killed and thousands injured as police smashed two protest camps of supporters of the deposed Islamist president. Wednesday's raids touched off day-long street violence that prompted the military-backed interim leaders to impose a state of emergency and curfew, and drew widespread condemnation from the Muslim world and the West, including the United States. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptians pass by burnt vehicles outside the destroyed camp of ousted Mohammed Morsi supporters outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on August 15, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Islamists vowed to rally later in the day in support of deposed president Mohamed Morsi despite a violent crackdown that sparked Egypt's worst day of violence for decades, with over 500 people killed. As the death toll from the carnage soared, condemnation of the previous day's crackdown on two Muslim Brotherhood protest camps in Cairo poured in, with Britain, France and Germany summoning the country's ambassadors to express concern. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKIKHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian man walks between lines of bodies wrapped in shrouds at a mosque in Cairo on August 15, 2013, following a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi the previous day. The day's violence was Egypt's worst in decades, exceeding even that seen during the 18-day uprising that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKIKHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian man stands near a burning fire as he takes a picture of the damage at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo on August 15, 2013, following a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi the previous day. The day's violence was Egypt's worst in decades, exceeding even that seen during the 18-day uprising that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD KHALEDMAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images

A doctor with tear gas stained eyes pauses to compose himself at a field hospital inside the Rabaah al-Adawiya protest camp in Nasr City, Egypt during the August 14, 2013 Ministry of Interior/Police operation to clear the more than month long protest by force. The assault, which began at 7am with police moving in to seal the surrounding streets included tear gas and live fire, and there are reports of large numbers of killed and wounded protesters.

A Morsi supporter shouts during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Cairo's Nasr City district, on Aug. 14. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out.

Morsi supporters push a truck over during protests in Giza, near Cairo, on Aug. 14.

Wounded Morsi supporters lie on the floor of a makeshift hospital in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, on Aug. 14.

Supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi carry another as Egyptian security forces clear a sit-in camp set up near Cairo University in Cairo's Giza district, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear the sit-in camp and the other set up by supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad)

A protester comforts a wounded colleague after Egyptian security forces began to clear a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

A three image combo shows an Egyptian woman trying to stop a military bulldozer from going forward to remove a barricade. The second image shows the woman trying to stop a military bulldozer from hurting a wounded youth on the ground and the third image shows the woman bending to help the wounded youth, during clashes that broke out on August 14, 2013, as Egyptian security forces moved in to disperse supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi in a huge protest camp near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo. The operation began shortly after dawn when security forces surrounded the sprawling Rabaa al-Adawiya camp in east Cairo and a similar one at Al-Nahda square, in the centre of the capital, launching a long-threatened crackdown that left dozens dead. AFP PHOTO /MOHAMMED ABDEL MONEIMMOHAMMED ABDEL MONEIM/AFP/Getty Images

A member of the Egyptian security forces speaks to a woman holding a stick at they clear a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, at the smaller of the two camps, near the Cairo University campus in Giza, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites. (AP Photo/Imad Abdul Rahman)

A police vehicle is pushed off of the 6th of October bridge by protesters close to the largest sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear the sit-in camps set up by supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

A member of the security forces is dragged and stripped of his vest by protesters after his police vehicle was pushed off the 6th of October bridge by protesters, near the largest sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear the sit-in camps set up by supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out. (AP Photo/Sabry Khaled) EGYPT OUT

Egyptian security forces move in to disperse a protest camp held by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood, on August 14, 2013 near Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said at least 250 people were killed and over 5,000 injured in a police crackdown. AFP PHOTO/STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi evacuate a wounded man during clashes with riot police at Cairo's Mustafa Mahmoud Square after security forces dispersed supporters of Morsi on August 14, 2013. Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi triggered widespread condemnation as the international community reacted with alarm to the deepening crisis. AFP PHOTO / STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images

epa03824080 A protester comes out of a camp site as Egyptian security forces move in to clear one of the two sit-in sites of supporters of ousted president Morsi supporters, at Nahda square, near Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 14 August 2013. According to local media reports, one soldier and dozens of protesters were killed and about 200 others arrested as Egyptian security forces began clearing islamist protest camps in the capital Cairo on 14 August. The military-backed government described the protest camps as violent and unlawful. The biggest sit-ins are in north-eastern Cairo and south of the capital. EPA/GINA MOHAMED

Egyptian security forces detain protesters as they clear a sit-in by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the eastern Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Cairo's Mohandessin neighborhood, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian security forces clear a sit-in camp set up by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Nasr City district, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian security forces, backed by armored cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out at both sites. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

TOPSHOTS People stand on a roof while members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi take part in a sit-in protest outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo on August 12, 2013. Egypt's judiciary extended ousted president Mohamed Morsi's detention as his supporters marched through Cairo in defiance of the expiry of a government ultimatum to dismantle their huge protest camps. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKIKHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian street vendor selling masks of deposed president Mohamed Morsi smokes a cigarette as Muslim Brotherhood members and Morsi's supporters walk through a sit-in outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on August 10, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Egyptians to avoid provocations and favor dialogue amid heightening tensions between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the interim government. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIAGIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries while praying outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against the Egyptian Army after \"Iftar\" during a protest near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gather at the field hospital around Cairo University and Nahdet Misr Square where they are camping, in Giza, south of Cairo August 2, 2013. The United States said on Friday it would work with other nations to resolve Egypt's crisis peacefully, injecting new energy into a push to end a bloody standoff since the overthrow of Mursi. The Brotherhood, decrying what it sees as a coup against the country's first freely-elected head of state, escalated its protest campaign by announcing two new sit-ins and three marches to sensitive security facilities. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi covers his mouth with tape with Arabic writing that reads: \"Military Coup,\" as others chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi at Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Authorities offered \"safe passage and protection\" Thursday for thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi if they end their two large sit-ins in Cairo. The Interior Ministry's offer appears to be the first step by Egypt's new leadership to clear away the Morsi supporters from where they have been camped since shortly before he was toppled by the army July 3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptians supporting ousted president Mohammed Morsi attend a protest on the October 6 bridge in Nasr City in Cairo, Egypt, on July 30.

epa03802773 An Egyptian army helicoper hovers as Egyptian opponents to ousted president Mohamed Morsi gather near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, 26 July 2013. Egyptian authorities on 26 July ordered ousted president Mohammed Morsi to be detained for 15 days pending further investigations on charges of conspiring to carry out 'hostile acts' in the country, reported state-run newspaper al-Ahram online. Morsi's backers and opponents were, meanwhile, rallying for rival demonstrations across the country, mainly in Cairo. Scores of anti-Islamist activists were turning out at central Cairo's Tahrir Square in response to a call made by army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, who engineered Morsi's ouster.The Islamist group's followers were also on 26 July flocking to the area of Rabaa al-Adawiya, in north-eastern Cairo, joining many others who have been camping there for weeks to protest what they call a military coup against Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

epa03802646 Members brotherhood supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi hold up his posters during a protest near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 26 July 2013. Egyptian authorities on 26 July ordered ousted president Mohammed Morsi to be detained for 15 days pending further investigations on charges of conspiring to carry out 'hostile acts' in the country, reported state-run newspaper al-Ahram online. Morsi's backers and opponents were, meanwhile, rallying for rival demonstrations across the country, mainly in Cairo. Scores of anti-Islamist activists were turning out at central Cairo's Tahrir Square in response to a call made by army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, who engineered Morsi's ouster.The Islamist group's followers were also on 26 July flocking to the area of Rabaa al-Adawiya, in north-eastern Cairo, joining many others who have been camping there for weeks to protest what they call a military coup against Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 26: Supporters of the Egyptian Army watch over a demonstration from a rooftop near Tahrir Square on July 26, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Protesters gathered to show support of the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi by the Egyptian military on July 3rd. General Ahmed Fattah al-Sissi, Egypt's Chief of the Armed Forces, called for mass anti-Morsi protests across Egypt on against 'violence and terrorism'. Egyptian authorities took their first legal steps against deposed President Morsi on Friday, charging Morsi with allegations of espionage and murder during his year in power. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images).

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi attend the Friday prayer during a protest at Nasr City, where protesters have installed their camp and hold their daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. Political allies of Egypt's military lined up behind its call for huge rallies Friday to show support for the country's top general, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, pushing toward a collision with Islamist opponents who are also calling for rallies demanding the return of Mohammed Morsi, the nation's ousted president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A supporter of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (C) is seen beaten by pro-government and army supporters during clashes that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having \"kidnapped\" the ousted Islamist president. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINEFAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images

An man fires his weapon during clashes between opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 22, 2013. On Monday, clashes broke out between Morsi supporters and opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square and in the city of Qalioub on the capital's outskirts, where at least one person was shot to death, security officials said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pro-government and army supporters evacuate an injured commrade during clashes with supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi that erupted at Tahrir Square and around the US Embassy in Cairo, on July 22, 2013. Dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes as the family of Mohamed Morsi said they plan to sue Egypt's army chief for having \"kidnapped\" the ousted Islamist president. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINEFAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, throw stones towards opponents of Morsi and security forces during clashes on a bridge in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 15, 2013. Thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi held mass rallies and marched in the streets Monday to demand his return to office. The protest turned violent in downtown Cairo as police fired tear gas at pro-Morsi protesters who burned tires, threw rocks and blocked traffic flow on a main roadway running through the heart of the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Riot policemen fire tear gas towards supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on the Sixth of October Bridge over the Ramsis square area in central Cairo July 15, 2013. Police fired tear gas in central Cairo on Monday when protesters calling for the reinstatement of the ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, scuffled with drivers and passers-by annoyed that they had blocked major roads. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Supporters of ousted Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, pray after breaking their fast, during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A religious scholar kisses an army officer as a greeting before talking to him in front of the Egyptian museum where Egyptian army soldiers stand guard in Cairo July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY RELIGION)

epa03781790 Supporter of ousted president Mohamed Morsi carry a symbolic coffin, one day after fellow protesters were killed in clashes, during a protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 09 July 2013. Clashes between Islamist protesters and the army in Cairo on 08 July killed at least 51 and injured 435 others. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

TOPSHOTS Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi sit in front of barbed wire fencing that blocks the access to the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo on July 8, 2013. Forty-two loyalists of Egypt's ousted president were killed while demonstrating against last week's military coup, triggering an Islamist uprising call and dashing the army's hopes for an interim civilian administration. AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMSMAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian flag stained with blood flutters over members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi as they shout slogans during a protest outside Raba El-Adwyia mosque in Cairo July 8, 2013, following clashes in front of the Republican Guard headquarters. At least 51 people were killed on Monday when demonstrators enraged by the military overthrow of Egypt's elected Islamist president said the army opened fire during morning prayers outside the Cairo barracks where Mursi is believed to be held. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man grieves at a makeshift hospital where victims are being brought following clashes between Egyptian police and Muslim Brotherhood supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi outside the elite Republican Guards base in Cairo early on July 8, 2013. Sixteen Islamist activists were shot dead during the clashes outside the key Cairo army headquarters calling for ousted president Mohamed Morsi to be reinstated, the Muslim Brotherhood spokeman said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD KHALEDMAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images

CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 8: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) The bodies of men lie on the floor of a morgue at the Liltaqmeen al-Sahy Hospital in Cairo's Nasr City district, after allegedly being killed during a shooting at the site of a pro-Morsi sit-in in front of the headquarters of the Egyptian Republican Guard on July 8, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian health ministry officials are reporting at least 42 people were killed and more than 300 injured in the incident early on Monday morning, which allegedly occurred as supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi attending the sit in were performing dawn prayer. The demonstrators at the sit in were demanding the release of Morsi, who they believe is being held inside the Republican Guard headquarters. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images)

epa03780403 Members of the Muslim Brotherhood carry the body of a dead supporter of ousted president Morsi, during clashes with Republican guards forces in Cairo, Egypt, 08 July 2013. According to local sources, supporters of ousted president Morsi clashed during a sit-in outside the Republican guards barracks, early 08 July, tear gas and gunfire were used, at least 10 people are reported killed. Egyptian army armored vehicles were deployed near Tahrir square in order to secure it. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (back) clash with anti-Mursi protesters near Maspero, Egypt's state TV and radio station, near Tahrir square in Cairo July 5, 2013. Islamist allies of ousted president Mursi called on people to protest on Friday to express outrage at his overthrow by the army and to reject a planned interim government backed by their liberal opponents. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Protesters cheer upon the arrival of the Egyptian Security Forces during clashes between ousted president Mohammed Morsi supporters and anti Morsi protesters near Egypt's landmark Tahrir square on July 5, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Clashes involving gunfire between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi killed at least two people and injured about 70 others near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday night, state television said. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMED EL-SHAHEDMOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images

Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi evacuate a man who was shot during a gun battle outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard on July 5, 2013. At least three supporters of Morsi were killed and many others were wounded as they gathered for a protest, an AFP correspondent said. Shooting could be heard coming from both the Republican Guard and the ranks of the protesters. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMSMAHMUD HMS/AFP/Getty Images

Muslim brotherhood members and ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi supporters hold his portrait as thousands rally at Raba Al Adaawyia mosque on July 4, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's army rounded up the leadership of ousted president Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood today as a top judge took office after an abrupt end to the Islamist's first year in power. Morsi's government unravelled late on Wednesday after the army gave him a 48-hour ultimatum in the wake of massive demonstrations since June 30 against his turbulent rule. The Brotherhood called for a peaceful protest on Friday over the \"military coup\" as the army turned the screws on the Islamist movement.AFP PHOTO/MAHMOUD KHALEDMAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images

epa03775433 Egyptian Air Force planes perform over Cairo, one day after the announcement made by the Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sissi of a presidential handover in Egypt, in Tahrir square, Cairo, Egypt, 04 July 2013. Adli Mansour, the chief of Egypt's highest court, was on 04 July sworn in as Egypt's interim president. Mansour took the oath before the Supreme Constitutional Court, after the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi following days of massive protests. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour, center, is applauded by by chiefs of the constitutional court after he is sworn in as the nation's interim president Thursday, July 4, 2013. The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 04: People clean-up near Tahrir Square the morning after the first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi was ousted from power and put under house arrest on July 4, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Adly Mansour has been sworn in as the interim head of state as unrest continues to spread throughout the country since Sunday there been approximatley 50 deaths. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi celebrate outside the presidential palace 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/Hassan Ammar)

An image grab taken from a video released by the Muslim Brotherhood Office shows ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi speaking on July 3, 2013 at an undisclosed location in Egypt. Egypt's army is \"preventively\" holding ousted president Mohamed Morsi after his ouster by an army decree, a senior army official told AFP. AFP PHOTO/Muslim Brotherhood Office == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT \"AFP PHOTO / Muslim Brotherhood Office\" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===-/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptians hug and kiss an army soldier after a broadcast confirming the army will temporarily be taking over from the country's first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, 2013 in Cairo. In their tens of thousands, they cheered, ignited firecrackers and honked horns as soon as the army announced President Mohamed Morsi's rule was over, ending Egypt's worst crisis since its 2011 revolt. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHEDMAHMOUD KHALED/AFP/Getty Images

Fireworks light the sky as opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on July 3. 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.

Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, react in Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 3. The head of Egypt's armed forces General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a declaration on Wednesday suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim head of state, effectively declared the removal of elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

An Egyptian opposition protester is beaten by supporters of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, as a main raises a brick overhead, in downtown Damietta, 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/Hamada Elrasam)

Egyptians salute army tanks upon their deployment on a street leading to Cairo University on July 3.

An Egyptian opposition protester holds a chair and knife during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in downtown Damietta, Egypt, on July 3.

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.\" AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKIKHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 2: Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hold makeshift weapons and take part in a drill during a demonstration at the Rabaa al Adawiya Mosque in the suburb of Nasr City on July 2, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. In a statement on July 1, the Egyptian Army asked Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to resolve mass demonstrations against his continued rule or face intervention by the military within 48 hours. Crowds of pro- and anti-government protesters gathered in locations across Egypt on June 30, the day of a series of nation-wide mass demonstrations entitled 'Tamarod', or 'Rebel'. The 'Tamarod' campaign, organised by a coalition of opposition political groups and planned to take place on the first anniversary of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's election to the country's Presidency, aims to bring down the government of President Morsi through country-wide demonstrations. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images)

epa03771871 Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a protest against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in front of Kopa Palace, Cairo, Egypt, 02 July 2013. Tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets nationwide in rival rallies, after President Mohamed Morsi criticized an ultimatum by the military demanding a resolution to a deepening political crisis. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi take part in a protest demanding that Mursi resign at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 2, 2013. Egypt's army reprised its role as hero in a new act of the country's political drama on Monday with a move celebrated by protesters as a decisive blow against an unpopular president just two and half years after the military unseated his predecessor. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Egyptian military helicopters trailing national flags circled over Tahrir Square during a protest demanding that Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi resign in Cairo July 1, 2013. Five Egyptian military helicopters trailing national flags circled over Cairo on Monday after the armed forces gave politicians 48 hours to resolve a crisis over calls for the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Protesters, opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, pray during a protest demanding that Mursi resign at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 1, 2013. The headquarters of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood was overrun by youths who ransacked the building after those inside were evacuated on Monday following a night of violence that killed eight people. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY RELIGION)

Egyptian protesters ransack the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Muqatam district in Cairo, Monday, July 1, 2013. Protesters stormed and ransacked the headquarters of President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood group early Monday, in an attack that could spark more violence as demonstrators gear up for a second day of mass rallies aimed at forcing the Islamist leader from power. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

An Egyptian protester waves a national flag as Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square during a demonstration against 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)

Anti-Mursi protesters (bottom) and residents of an area in Sidi Gaber, clash in a side street off a main street where a massive anti-Mursi protest is taking place, in Alexandria, June 30, 2013. Egyptians poured onto the streets on Sunday, swelling crowds that opposition leaders hope will number into the millions by evening and persuade Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Egyptian protester chants slogans against Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi during a rally in Tahrir Square 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)

Supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi rally in Nasser City, Cairo, Egypt, 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/Hassan Ammar)