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For more coverage, read Michael Petrou&#8217;s take: <a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/07/03/the-egyptian-militarys-assault-on-democracy/" target="_blank">A Military assault on Egyptian democracy</a>.
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Fireworks light the sky moments after Egypt&#8217;s military chief says the president is replaced by chief justice of constitutional court outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Egypt&#8217;s military has suspended the Islamist-backed constitution and called early elections. The military also announced that embattled President Mohammed Morsi will be replaced.Cheers erupted among millions of protesters nationwide who were demanding Morsi&#8217;s ouster. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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