Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday.
The EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said she "deeply deplores" the deaths and called for a halt in violence.
But
Erdogan, who has recently faced large street protests calling for his
own government to quit, accused the EU of double standards for
questioning the use of police teargas in Turkey but not the shooting deaths of protesters in Cairo.
Note EU-Digest: Mr. Erdogan should probably be the last person to question the suppression of freedom of speech or police brutality given the activities which are taking place in Turkey under his Premiership.
Read more: Turkey's Erdogan slams EU for stance on Egypt bloodshed | Reuters
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