Army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has declared his resignation and candidacy in the national polls . The announcement came after a day of mass protests against him by supporters of Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi who had been calling for an end to military rule. Morsy and other Brotherhood leaders were rounded up soon after . Egypt has suffered bloody internal strife since Morsy was overthrown . One soldier killed when gunmen open fire on personnel carrier in Sinai , source tells Al-Ahram .
Army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has declared his resignation and candidacy in the national polls . The announcement came after a day of mass protests against him by supporters of Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi who had been calling for an end to military rule. Egypt has suffered bloody internal strife since Morsy was overthrown . One soldier killed when gunmen open fire on personnel carrier in Sinai , source tells Al-Ahram .