According to a report by Aljazeera, Egypt’s interim government has announced that all measures will be taken to end violence from sit-in protests in Cairo by the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. The interim government has declared these sit-ins as a threat to national security. 

A televised statement on Wednesday by the interim government stated: “The cabinet has decided to take all measures necessary to confront these risks and put an end to them.”

The statement mentioned that the protests in the Egyptian capital of Cairo were no longer acceptable. 

Just last week, military army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had called for a nationwide rally to confront what he called violence and terrorism after the removal of President Mohamed Morsi from power.

In a separate development, President Obama has asked Republican senators, John McCain and Lindsay Graham, to travel to Egypt for a meeting with its military leaders as well as the opposition in order to find ways to address the turmoil in the country.

On Tuesday, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, became the first foreigner since his ousting on July 3 to visit Morsi in a secret detention facility. 

Not much has been revealed about the content of the meeting. Ashton described it as a “friendly, open and very frank” conversation with the deposed president. "I've tried to make sure that his family knows he is well," said Ashton. 

An army-backed roadmap envisions parliamentary elections in about six months, followed by presidential polls. Egypt's army-installed interim government has made clear Morsi will not be part of any new government. 

The Brotherhood has denounced the roadmap, accusing the army of mounting a coup.  

Around 300 people have been killed in violent crashes since the ousting of Morsi. 

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