Egypt's military leaders declared the army "will sacrifice our blood" to defend the country, hours after President Mohamed Morsy refused to bow to a military ultimatum.
The statement was posted on the Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The military has given Morsy a Wednesday deadline to find a solution to the unrest rocking the country.
Sixteen people were killed and 200 injured in clashes at Cairo University, the official EgyNews agency reported early Wednesday, citing Egypt's health ministry. It wasn't immediately clear how these deaths affect the overall toll.
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