Egypt's ambassador to the UK has been warned of Britain's "deep concern" over a bloody crackdown on supporters of ex-president Mohammed Morsi.
The ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office for a meeting at which a senior official "condemned the use of force" to clear two protest camps.
A state of emergency was declared in Cairo following the violence.
The city is reported to be quiet but tense after the crackdown, which left hundreds dead.
Egypt's interim government has been the subject of worldwide condemnation after the clashes.
The official death toll has risen to 525 but leaders of Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood claim far more were killed in what they describe as a "massacre" on the streets of the capital.
'Greatest restraint'A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We called in the Egyptian ambassador to express our deep concern at the escalating violence and unrest in Egypt.
End Quote John Kerry US Secretary of StateThe path toward violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster and suffering"
"Simon Gass, the FCO political director, condemned the use of force to clear the protests and urged the Egyptian authorities to act with the greatest restraint."
France and Germany have also summoned Egypt's ambassadors to express concern.
French President Francois Hollande is reported to have demanded a quick end to the state of emergency and urged the release of prisoners as a first step towards renewing dialogue.
The US has also condemned the Egyptian security forces' actions, which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described as a "very serious massacre".
Mr Erdogan has called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting over the crackdown, while Denmark announced it had suspended development aid to Egypt.
'Military coup'The White House said Washington, which gives Egypt $1.3bn (£800m) in military aid every year, "strongly condemns" the violence against the protesters and opposed the imposition of a state of emergency.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the crackdown was a "serious blow" to political reconciliation efforts.
"The path toward violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster and suffering," he warned Egypt's leaders.
But Egypt's interim prime minister Hazem al-Beblawi praised the police for their "self-restraint" and said the government remained committed to an army-drafted roadmap calling for elections in 2014.
Meanwhile, former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell has said much of this week's bloodshed in Egypt might have been avoided had Britain and the US used more condemnatory language at the time of President Morsi's removal from power.
He said the ousting of Morsi should have been described as a "military coup".
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