CAIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's interim vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned on Wednesday after the security forces violently broke up protest camps set up by supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Mursi.
In a resignation letter to Interim President Adly Mansour, ElBaradei said that "the beneficiaries of what happened today are those who call for violence, terrorism and the most extreme groups".
"As you know, I saw that there were peaceful ways to end this clash in society, there were proposed and acceptable solutions for beginnings that would take us to national consensus," he wrote.
"It has become difficult for me to continue bearing responsibility for decisions that I do not agree with and whose consequences I fear. I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood."
In his resignation letter to interim President Adly Mansour on Wednesday evening, ElBaradei wrote, It has become difficult for me to continue bearing responsibility for decisions that I do not agree with and whose consequences I fear. I cannot bear the responsibility for one drop of blood.
Unfortunately those who gain from what happened today are those who call for violence and terror, the extremist groups, he wrote.
ElBaradei has expressed regret over the loss of lives and has said he believed the tragedy could have been avoided.
The move comes after scores of people were killed in a bloody crackdown by security forces on supporters of ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
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