Egypt's minister denies army killed protestors

April 13, 2013 13:36

Egyptian Defence Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has denied reports that the armed forces were involved in killing and torturing protesters during the country's 2011 revolution.

A document leaked to the Guardian newspaper, which was reportedly presented to President Mohammed Morsi late last year, clearly implicates the armed forces in abuses during the 18-day revolution.

Over 800 people were killed in violence during and after Egypt's 2011 uprising, but the deaths were widely blamed on the police rather than the army.

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