Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, June 17, 2019
Turkey’s Erdogan pays tribute to ‘martyr’ Morsi after his death
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pays tribute to former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who died in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a court session, calling him a “martyr.”
“May Allah rest our Morsi brother, our martyr’s soul in peace,” says Erdogan, who had forged close ties with Morsi.
— AFP
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