Turkey's president is escalating tensions with Egypt, challenging the government's account of former President Mohammed Morsi's death
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan alleged Wednesday that the Egyptian government killed former President Mohammed Morsi, challenging official accounts that he died of natural causes and escalating tension with Cairo.
Mr. Morsi died Monday after spending the past six years as a prisoner. Egyptian authorities say Mr. Morsi, who was overthrown and detained in 2013 after a coup led by current president, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, suffered a heart attack in a Cairo courtroom, and was dead on arrival at a hospital.
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