Egypt's military to maintain security until vote

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect state institutions until after the results of the Dec. 15 referendum on the disputed draft constitution.

The decision, made public when it was published in the official gazette Sunday, also grants the military the right to arrest civilians as they oversee their mission. The decision is effective Monday.

It indicates how jittery the government is about the referendum scheduled for next Saturday amid increasingly vocal opposition.