Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi collapses during a court session and dies
Egypt's state TV on Monday said the country's overthrown president Mohamed Morsi collapsed during a court session and died.
Egyptian office of the prosecution announced that the body of Morsi was already buried shortly after pronounced him dead, Anadolu Agency says. Mandour said that the former president, on trial for espionage, refused to reveal state secrets. "He said he is a patriot and loves Egypt and its people."in London, said Morsi's death is the equivalent of "premeditated murder" saying that the former president, in jail since 2013, was banned from receiving medicine or visits and there was little information about his health condition."No one can hear him or know what is happening to him.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute to Morsi and called him a "martyr" soon after his death was reported.
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