President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to comment on the conflict in Egypt, through his Twitter account, @ SBYudhoyono. According to him, the Egyptian conflict resolution must be done by way of compromise.
In his series of tweets, the President said that he is concerned with the development of the situation in Egypt. He thinks, if no solution is wise and soon, the conflict could occur with a more devastating scale.
"I think the solution is," compromise "between the two sides. Instead of" winner takes all ". UN and the world should encourage and support," said the President, in his status posted on Saturday (07/27/2013) night.
Chairman of the Democratic Party said that the UN is better to take the initiative to prevent greater bloodshed. According to him, all efforts must be taken, including the path of reconciliation.
President also gave an appeal to Indonesian citizens in Egypt to avoid hazardous areas, maintaining communication with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, and is not involved in the conflict.
"Ambassador in Cairo continued to report the situation to me. Included the effort to secure our citizens there," the president said.
81 people were killed
Recent developments, the death toll from clashes between supporters of Muhammad Mursi and Egyptian security forces on Saturday (07/27/2013), continues to increase.
Egypt's Health Ministry said the death toll in Egypt has reached 72 people, while in Alexandria nine people are confirmed dead.
Thus, the death toll in two days of clashes related support groups and opponents of Muhammad Mursi reached 81 people.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ibrahim warned protesters pro-Mursi will be dissolved in a "legal" as soon as possible.
In addition, Ibrahim also asked supporters Mursi "use common sense" and advised them to return to their residence.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood condemned the bloodshed which he called a "senseless slaughter".
Ikkhwanul added, the bloody incident will only add to their strong intention to reject the coup that overthrew Muhammad Mursi early July.
In addition to the dead, the bloodiest incident since the overthrow of Mursi was also injured at least 748 people over the last two days.
The death toll from clashes between supporters of Muhammad Mursi and Egyptian security forces on Saturday (07/27/2013), continues to increase.
Egypt's Health Ministry said the death toll in Egypt has reached 72 people, while in Alexandria nine people are confirmed dead.
Thus, the death toll in two days of clashes related support groups and opponents of Muhammad Mursi reached 81 people.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ibrahim warned protesters pro-Mursi will be dissolved in a "legal" as soon as possible.
In addition, Ibrahim also asked supporters Mursi "use common sense" and advised them to return to their residence.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood condemned the bloodshed which he called a "senseless slaughter".
Ikkhwanul added, the bloody incident will only add to their strong intention to reject the coup that overthrew Muhammad Mursi early July.
In addition to the dead, the bloodiest incident since the overthrow of Mursi was also injured at least 748 people over the last two days.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on Saturday (07/27/2013) evening local time, expressed deep concern related to bloody clashes in Cairo that killed at least 65 people.
Kerry also called for convening an independent investigation to determine the pathogenesis of the bloody incident. He also urged the Egyptian leader to take action to save their country from destruction.
"Today is a decisive moment for Egypt," said Kerry.
"Two years ago, a revolution began. Decision ultimately not obtained, but the result of a revolution that will greatly influenced what happened today," said Kerry.
Kerry added, in a vulnerable times such as these, the Egyptian government has a moral and legal obligation to respect the right of peaceful protest and freedom of expression.
"Violence not only be a setback in efforts to bring reconciliation and democratization of Egypt, but also adversely affect the stability of the region," said Kerry.
Kerry said, he expressed the U.S. government's concern to Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei via a phone line. He also said the same thing to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy Commission and the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.
Great Imam of Al-Azhar, Saturday (27/07/2013), strongly condemned the killing of dozens of supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Mursi and called on the government to investigate the incident.
"The imam of Al-Azhar condemned the death of dozens of people in today's incident," said Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb.
He added that the government should immediately hold an investigation and punishment for anyone who is considered responsible for these tragic events.
Dozens of supporters of Muhammad Mursi was shot dead on Saturday morning in the bloodiest clashes since the pro and anti-Mursi took to the streets to fight for their own purposes.
Meanwhile, the Egyptian Interior Ministry, blamed the Muslim Brotherhood as the source of the bloody clashes.
MoHA denies shooting protesters with live bullets and claiming only used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Mursi claims by supporters, more than 100 people were killed in the incident. Meanwhile, an AFP reporter menhitung at least 37 bodies were in a field hospital in a mosque Muslim Brotherhood al-Rabaa Adawiya, Cairo.
While the health team said in some hospitals receive at least 29 bodies.
Egypt's interim interior minister has pledged that protests calling for the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi would be dispersed "soon".
Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Mohamed Ibrahim said security forces would act "in a legal fashion" to disperse the demonstrations "as soon as possible".
He said security forces would act to ensure "the minimum losses possible".
Ibrahim insisted that security forces wanted to "prevent bloodshed," and made reference to complaints he said had been made by residents of the areas where Morsi supporters are demonstrating.
"We hope that [the protesters] come to their sense and that they put an end to these protests in order to prevent bloodshed," he added.
He also denied police had opened fire, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of exaggerating for political ends.
The country's National Defence Council met late on Saturday night to discuss the security situation.
Conflicting reports have emerged over the number of people killed in overnight clashes between those protesting against military rule and security forces in the Egyptian capital.
Ahmed Aref, the Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson, said 66 people were killed, another 61 are "clinically dead", and a further 4,500 people were injured, 700 of which were injured by live bullets.
The health ministry, meanwhile, has put the figure at 80 killed so far, based on the number of bodies received at the morgue. It said 792 people had been injured in the clashes.
Country divided
Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid, reporting from Cairo, said: "The country is even more divided than before, and showing no signs of understanding the other side," our correspondent said.
Supporters and opponents of Morsi staged mass rival rallies across the country on Friday, bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets.
Running battles broke out at dawn, with police firing tear gas at stone-throwing protesters, the official MENA news agency said.
Egypt's interior ministry defended the actions of security forces, with spokesman General Hany Abdel Latif saying police "did not use more than tear gas".
[Morsi stands accused of the] premeditated murder of some prisoners, officers and soldiers.
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He accused pro-Morsi protesters of firing on the security forces, wounding 14 policemen, including two who were in critical condition after being shot in the head.
Al Jazeera's Abdel Hamid said there was no clear information on who started the overnight violence, with each side accusing the other of starting the clashes.
"After the minister of interior spoke, both sides decided they will believe the versions they want to believe, so at the end of the day the full picture will never really emerge of who started shooting on who."
If the death toll of 120 is confirmed it would be the deadliest incident since Morsi was deposed by the army more than three weeks ago.
On July 8, 53 people, mostly Morsi supporters, died when armed men opened fire close to a Republican Guard compound in the area.
The prosecutor-general's office announced on Saturday that it would launch an investigation into the violence.
Clashes in Alexandria
Thousands of supporters and opponents of the army's removal of Morsi also took to the streets of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Friday, sparking fierce clashes that killed seven people and wounded 194.
The violence came after the authorities charged Morsi with murder and formally remanded him in custody for 15 days. He had been held without charge since hours after his removal from power.
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Morsi stands accused of the "premeditated murder of some prisoners, officers and soldiers" when he broke out of prison during the 2011 uprising that toppled veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak, MENA said.
Gihad El-Haddad, the spokesperson for Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood told Al Jazeera late on Saturday night that his group was considering a proposal made by a group of Egyptian intellectuals and civil society activists to resolve the crisis, but that there was "no meeting ground" with the military.
"There is no meeting ground. This is a zero-sum equation. It's either us or them in the equation. It's either we fully reverse this military coup, and continue back into constitutional legitimacy, or we die trying and they continue building a new military tyrannical regime. Like we've seen. [...] This is the beginning of a new military [dictatorship] in Egypt, even if a few civilian faces are slapped on top of it," he said.
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