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Egypt prime minister quits, new government soon - army


    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers have accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and appointed a former transport minister, Essam Sharaf, to form a new government, the army said in a statement on Thursday.

    The statement was carried on the military's Facebook page and then confirmed to Reuters by a military spokesman.

    (Writing by Edmund Blair)