Friday, November 23, 2012

Violent Protests Across Egypt Against Morsi's New Grab For Power



Morsi Decree Triggers Mass Protests In Egypt -- Al Jazeera

Clashes erupt while the president justifies granting himself sweeping powers as necessary to defend the revolution.

Supporters and opponents of Egypt's president have clashed in several cities after he assumed sweeping new powers, a clear show of the deepening polarisation plaguing the country.

In the largest rally on Friday, thousands of chanting protesters packed Cairo's Tahrir Square, the heart of the 2011 revolution, demanding Mohamed Morsi quit and accusing him of launching a "coup".

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More News On Today's Violent Protests In Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood offices torched, Morsi on defensive -- France24
Clashes erupt, offices ablaze after Egypt president expands power -- L.A. Times
Protests after "pharaoh" Mursi assumes powers in Egypt
-- Reuters
Clashes Erupt Across Egypt Over Morsi's New Powers -- ABC News/AP
Egypt fury over Mursi 'coup against legitimacy' -- BBC
The 'new pharaoh' plunges Egypt back into turmoil -- The Independent
Egypt Demonstrators Clash With Police at Rally Against Mursi -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Protests erupt across Egypt after presidential decree -- The Guardian
Morsi opponents start sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- AFP
Egypt President Mursi defends new powers amid protests
-- BBC
As Egyptians protest Morsi's new powers, U.S. expresses concern
-- Haaretz/Reuters
Alarm at Egyptian leader's power grab -- Sydney Morning Herald
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi proves a deft, adroit and ruthless leader -- Ian Black, The Guardian

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