The US government has reportedly asked the Egyptian army to free the 'detained and ousted President Mohammed Morsi'.
In light of the ongoing protests on the first Friday of Ramadan, US made the call along with Germany which also made the same appeal hours before, BBC reports.
Morsi, was ousted last week by the Egyptian army and has since been held at a 'safe' but unspecified location.
Since the upheaval, many people have died during demonstrations by pro and anti-Morsi protestors.
According to the report, Washington had so far avoided calling in public for the release of Morsi, only urging the Egyptian army to stop arbitrary arrests without specifically referring to the deposed president.
However, after Germany made the appeal, US had to step in to make the similar call for Morsi's release.
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Germany's foreign ministry had urged the Egyptian authorities to end restrictions on Morsi and allow international organisation, such as the Red Cross, access to him.
The report said that Washington urged Egypt's leadership to stop the 'arbitrary' arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members, warning against targeting any particular group.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said that the US administration did not believe it should immediately suspend aid to Egypt adding that it is analyzing whether the military takeover in Egypt constitutes a coup, a situation in which US law prohibits the sending of aid to any country whose elected leader is deposed by a military coup.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned against the exclusion of any party from the political process, the report added.