ISLAMABAD
(AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Egyptian military
did not take over but instead was "restoring democracy" in Egypt.
The
military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi after protests by millions
of people. They demanded Morsi step down after a year as Egypt's first
democratically elected president. The military then installed a civilian
interim government and called for elections next year.
The
Obama administration has refused to call the ouster a coup. That
designation that would cut off $1.3 billion in annual military aid to
Egypt.
Kerry says millions of people asked the military to intervene because they were afraid the country would descend into violence.
Kerry spoke during an interview with Geo TV in Pakistan, where he is making his first visit as secretary of state.
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