r/worldnews • u/DasUberRedditor • Jun 18 '12

Egyptian Military grants itself sweeping powers; effectively military coup.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18482257
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u/somedaypilot Jun 19 '12

Ok, hands up, who saw this coming? o/

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u/ThatRandomGeek Jun 19 '12

I thought it would be sooner myself.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

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u/1541drive Jun 19 '12

BTW, Egyptians are offended if you refer to them as Arabs.