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Egypt’s new armed forces chief and defence minister has been sworn in, a day after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency.

Interim President Adly Mansour confirmed Gen Sedki Sobhi’s appointment at the weekly cabinet meeting in Cairo.

Gen Mahmoud Hegazi, whose daughter is married to one of Mr Sisi’s sons, was named the army’s new chief-of-staff.

Mr Sisi, who held the rank of field marshal, reportedly turned up at the cabinet meeting in civilian clothes.

As commander-in-chief last July, he led the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi following mass opposition protests.

The military-backed interim authorities subsequently launched a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has left more than 1,000 people dead and seen some 16,000 others detained.

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