State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki called Friday for the release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy from detention, marking the first time the United States has made such a call, SIA reports citing CCN News.
Psaki said the detentions of Morsy and members of the Muslim Brotherhood were "politically motivated" and urged the military to let them go.
Morsy, the nation's first democratically elected president, was ousted on July 3 by the Egyptian military.
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Tens of thousands of people rallied Friday in front of a Cairo mosque calling not only for his release, but for his restoration to the job of president. Morsy's supporters filled two avenues of the Nasr City neighborhood as far as the eye could see.
Fifty-one people died there Monday when protesters clashed with security forces, who opened fire.
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Many of his supporters have vowed to risk their lives to see him back in power.
Those backing his overthrow were unpersuaded. Interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi was working to complete a new government by Monday, a state news agency said.
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