Salafist Nour party throws weight behind army

Despite ideological closeness with Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist Salafist Nour party says it is supporting the army’s action in order to avoid bloodshed, according to reports.

The army’s efforts to head off any violence before its announcement seems to have paid off, with few reports of the type of fighting that has characterized the last few nights of protests.

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