DTN News - EGYPT DEFENSE NEWS: US Delays Delivery of F-16 Jets Due To Egypt Unrest
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 24, 2013: The US says it is delaying the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt amid unrest following the army's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi as president.
Pentagon spokesman George Little said the decision was made "given the current situation in Egypt".
The US is examining whether Mr Morsi's removal was a coup, which would trigger a legal requirement to cut off aid.
Earlier, Egypt's army chief called for protests to give the military a mandate to confront "potential terrorism".
But Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he was not calling for public unrest and he urged national reconciliation.
In response, the Muslim Brotherhood, which backs Mr Morsi, said Gen Sisi was "calling for civil war".
The four F-16 jets are part of an already agreed bigger order of 20 planes, eight of which have already been sent to Egypt.
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