Britain summons Egyptian envoy over violence

A man stands amidst the debris at Rabaa al-Adawiya square in Cairo on Thursday. Britain has summoned Egypt's ambassador to express its "deep concern" at the violence in the country and urged the authorities to act with "the greatest restraint", the Foreign Office said on Thursday. (AFP)

LONDON, England (AFP) – Britain has summoned Egypt's ambassador to express its "deep concern" at the violence in the country and urged the authorities to act with "the greatest restraint", the Foreign Office said on Thursday.

"Yesterday we called in the Egyptian ambassador to express our deep concern at the escalating violence and unrest in Egypt," a spokesman said.