Egyptian army chief Sisi does not rule out presidential bid

By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi, held open the possibility he might run for the presidency in an interview published on Thursday. Sisi, 59, deposed the Islamist Mursi in July following mass protests against his rule. Asked by the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Seyassah whether he was a candidate for the presidency, Sisi said: "Would that satisfy all the people? Would that satisfy some of the foreign powers, and does this mean working to find solutions for Egypt's problems?

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