Tony Blair: Egyptian Army Right to Intervene

The Egyptian army was right to intervene in the country’s political standoff or there would have been “total chaos”, says former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Mr Blair said Egypt was facing “a complete collapse” had the army not taken action to remove President Morsi.

“The army was faced with a situation where if they didn’t intervene the country was going to slide into total chaos,” he said.

Mr Morsi, Egypt’s first Islamist president, is in detention, along with some senior Muslim Brotherhood figures.

He was replaced on Thursday by Adly Mansour – the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court – who promised to hold elections soon but gave no date.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators against the coup have taken to the streets in recent days. Meanwhile the military has deployed troops in Cairo and other locations around the country.

More than 30 people were killed and about 1,000 people injured in protests across Egypt on Friday.

Source: Telegraph