Obama administration slams military crackdown in Egypt

The Obama administration on Monday condemned the Egyptian military's violent crackdown over the weekend, but made no change to the flow of United States' aid to the country.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the bloody violence, which killed 80 people in Cairo, is a setback for democracy and goes against the interim government's promise to return to civilian rule of law.

On the topic of US aid to Egypt's military, which remains under review, Earnest said, "I don't have any change in our posture to report to you today."

On Saturday, Egyptian security forces reportedly opened fire on crowds gathered at Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in northeast Cairo before dawn.


/Globalpost.Com/