US withholding military aid to Egypt
Published:Thursday | October 10, 2013 | 9:56 AM
(AP):
The US is suspending a large part of the US$1.3 billion in aid it gives to Egypt's military.
The State Department says the delivery of large-scale military systems as well as cash assistance to the Egyptian government will be withheld.
It says credible progress must be made towards free and fair elections.
A review was launched in August after a crackdown by Egyptian authorities on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi left hundreds of people dead.
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