The Ecuadorian government of Rafael Correa has withdrawn its ambassador to Egypt on August 14 amid bloody massacres of supporters of ousted Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, .
Protest camps by supporters of Morsi have been brutally crushed by the military, which ousted Morsi on July 3 after large protests. at least 238 were killed nationanwide. The Muslim Brotherhood said the figure of was than 2000.
In a statement announcing the withdrawal of Ecuador's ambaswsador to Quito for consultations, Ecuador's foreign ministry said: "Following the coup d'etat which toppled President Mursi in July of this year, Egyptian society has been wrapped up in a climate of civil protest and repression on the part of the de facto government."
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