Egypt will not be ruled by another Khomeini, the country's military said on Monday, in reference to the founder of the Iranian theocracy.
"Egypt will not be governed by another Khomeini," the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said after a three-hour meeting with newspaper editors-in-chief and MENA, AFP reported on Monday.
"The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will not allow extremist factions to control Egypt," Deputy Defence Minister Mohammed Mokhtar al-Mella told the journalists on Monday.
According to AFP, the military rulers made the comment amid concerns over the increased visibility of the Muslim Brotherhood. The news agency added that the Brotherhood says it is not in favour of a religious state.
