US calls for ‘maximum restraint’ from Egypt military

WASHINGTON, July 08, 2013 (AFP)

The United States on Monday called on Egypt’s military to exercise “maximum restraint” after dozens of people were killed while demonstrating against last week’s ouster of president Mohamed Morsi.

“Egypt’s stability and democratic political order are at stake,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters during a briefing in which she said Washington “strongly” condemns violence on all sides.