Egypt expels Turkish ambassador, Turkey retaliates

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Egypt said on Saturday it was expelling Turkey's ambassador and accused Ankara of backing organizations bent on spreading instability - an apparent reference to the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi. Turkey, which had forged close ties with Egypt under Mursi, responded by declaring the Egyptian ambassador, currently out of the country, persona non grata. "We are saddened by this situation," Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement.




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