CAIRO, July 2 (Reuters) - Egypt's opposition alliance said President Mohamed Mursi's refusal on Tuesday to accept a military ultimatum to share power had put the country on course for confrontation and raised the risk of violence.

"This is leading to confrontation, not offering any compromise or listening to people on the streets, and we are very alarmed about escalation of violence," said Khaled Dawoud, spokesman for the National Salvation Front. (Reporting by Yasmine Saleh; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)