Egypt braces for mass rallies as Morsi held for conspiring with Hamas, murder

Jerusalem Post - Charges relate to the deposed president's escape from prison with other top Brotherhood leaders; Morsi also accused of "collaboration with Hamas to undertake aggressive acts" in Egypt.

CAIRO - The Egyptian army is detaining ousted President Mohamed Morsi over accusations of kidnapping, killing soldiers and other charges, the state news agency said on Friday.

The army had previously said it was holding Morsi for his own safety and the report was likely to stoke tension before mass rallies on Friday billed as shows of strength between supporters and opponents of the Islamist Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader.

Both sides warned of the potential for bloodshed in Egypt, which has been convulsed by political and economic turmoil since the 2011 uprising that ended 30 years of autocratic rule by the US-backed Hosni Mubarak.   More