He was topple­d by the milita­ry in 2013CAIRO: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule. Erdogan pays tribute to ‘martyr’Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute to the former Egyptian president, calling him a “martyr.”“May Allah rest our Mursi brother, our martyr’s soul in peace,” said Erdogan, who had forged close ties with Mursi. “We received with deep sorrow the news of the sudden death of former president Dr Mohamed Mursi.

Source: The Express Tribune June 17, 2019 16:08 UTC