Army chief 'retired' in surprise Egypt shake-up

  • 12 years ago
Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday ordered the surprise retirement of his powerful defence minister and scrapped a constitutional document which handed sweeping powers to the military. Egyptian analyst Jamal Salama considers that Morsi's decision was logical but says the Muslim Brotherhood still has challenges to face in Egypt. Duration: 01:20

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