CAIRO: Egypt’s interim prime minister said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) his country could live without aid from the United States as Washington and the European Union review ties with Cairo amid a bloody crackdown on supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.

A defiant Hazem al-Beblawi told ABC news his country was heading in the “right direction” and he did “not fear civil war” despite the death of more than 900 people in a military-led campaign against Morsi backers.

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