Baku-APA. The Egyptian military has moved into key sites in Cairo hours after its ultimatum passed for President Mohammed Morsi to resolve a political crisis, APA reports quoting BBC news. .
Tens of thousands of pro- and anti-Morsi protesters have gathered in areas of the capital, as Egyptians await a televised statement.
Opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei and religious leaders will make this statement, the state news agency said.
Before the deadline passed, Mr Morsi repeated his refusal to step down.
His aides took to social media to describe the events as a military coup but there was no confirmation of this.
There are unconfirmed reports that Egyptian officials have placed an international travel ban on Mr Morsi and other senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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