Mursi to police forces: Beware of rumours

Friday 15-03-2013 01:34 PM
Mursi to police forces: Beware of rumours

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi talks during an interview with Reuters at the Presidential palace in Cairo, August 27, 2012. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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Egypt's police and army forces protect the nation within the borders and abroad, President Mohamed Mursi said on Friday.

The president warned against rumours and their implications on the political scene.

Mursi praised the soldiers and officers of the central security forces and commended their efforts.

"You are the wings of this nation to safeguard its security inside and abroad," Mursi said in a speech at the central security headquarters in Cairo's Darrasa.

Egypt is going through critical circumstances and we can all get through this stage, the president said during the speech which al-Jazeera Mubasher channel broadcast.

Several police stations and central security divisions had gone on strike in protest against what they called dragging them into conflicts between political powers in the country.

Police forces demanded sacking the minister of interior and allowing them the means to protect themselves while on duty.

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