Kerry said in a TV interview Thursday the Egyptian military did not take over when it ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Kerry told a private television channel in Pakistan that the military was ''restoring democracy'' in Egypt.The Egyptian military threw out Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, in a coup on July 3. The military has established a civilian government and called elections for next year.
Kerry's comment was seen by some as a signal the US was siding with the military, even though the State Department has repeatedly said the U.S. is not taking sides.
A spokesman of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Gehad el-Haddad, denounced Kerry's remarks.
''Does Secretary Kerry accept Defense Secretary (Chuck) Hagel to step in and remove (US President Barak) Obama if large protests take place in America?'' El-Haddad said.
Kerry said Friday in London that all of the parties, the military as well as pro-Morsi supporters, should be inclusive and work toward a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
''The last thing that we want is more violence,'' he said.
''The temporary government has a responsibility with respect to demonstrators to give them the space to be able to demonstrate in peace. But at the same time, the demonstrators have a responsibility not to stop everything from proceeding in Egypt.''
Egypt's state television says security authorities will impose a siege over the protest camps of deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters, a step before clearing them.
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