Former president Mohamed Mursi buried as regime is accused of murder
Banned Muslim Brotherhood describes his death in prison as a ‘full-fledged murder’
18 June 2019 - 17:20
Cairo — Egypt’s Islamist former president Mohamed Mursi was buried in a small family ceremony early on Tuesday, a day after he suffered a fatal heart attack in court, his sons said as supporters posted messages of grief and anger.
The first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, who was deposed by the army in 2013, was laid to rest in Cairo next to the graves of other leaders of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Abdullah Mohamed Mursi said...
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