穆爾西支持者不顧警告繼續集會抗議

Thousands of Egyptians supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi have gathered in Cairo, praying and celebrating Eid al-Fitr at protest camps despite government warnings to vacate the sites.

Opponents of Mr. Morsi also gathered Thursday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, a day after interim President Adly Mansour said efforts by international envoys to bridge Egypt's political divide had failed.

Mr. Mansour blamed Mr. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood for the failure.

The United States and European Union voiced their concerns, saying the political divide has created a fragile situation that could spark more bloodshed.

In a joint statement late Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the two sides must break a "dangerous stalemate" and implement "tangible confidence building measures."

The diplomats said Egypt's government bears a special responsibility to begin a reconciliation process.數千名被罷免的穆爾西總統的支持者不顧政府勒令其解散， 星期四在開羅的抗議營地聚會祈禱，慶祝開齋節。

反對穆爾西的羣衆星期四也聚集在開羅的解放廣場。

星期三，埃及臨時總統曼蘇爾表示，國際特使消除埃及政治分歧的努力已經失敗，他指責被推翻總統穆爾西的穆斯林兄弟會要爲斡旋失敗負責。

與此同時，美國和歐盟對軍方支持的埃及政府和伊斯蘭主義反對派之間沒有能夠化解埃及的政治危機表示擔憂。他們認爲，這可能引起更多的流血，並妨礙埃及的經濟復甦。

星期三傍晚，美國國務卿克里和歐盟外交政策負責人阿什頓在一份聯合聲明中說，埃及雙方必須打破危險的僵局，採取實際措施建立互信。

克里國務卿和阿什頓表示，埃及政府擔負着開啓和解進程的特殊職責。