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Clashes outside Egypt presidential palace in Cairo Clashes outside Egypt presidential palace in Cairo
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Police have fired tear gas in clashes with tens of thousands of protesters gathered near the presidential palace in the Egyptian capital Cairo.Police have fired tear gas in clashes with tens of thousands of protesters gathered near the presidential palace in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Some of the protesters reportedly cut through barbed wire around the palace.Some of the protesters reportedly cut through barbed wire around the palace.
Crowds gathered to protest against what they say is the rushed drafting of a new constitution, due to be voted on on 15 December. Crowds have been gathering to protest against what they say is the rushed drafting of a new constitution and the decision by President Mohammed Morsi to extend his powers.
President Mohammed Morsi was in the palace but left as the crowds outside began to grow, sources there said. Mr Morsi was in the palace but left as the crowds grew, sources there said.
Protesters are also reported to have gathered in large numbers in Egypt's second city Alexandria. As well as the protest outside the presidential palace in the suburb of Heliopolis, thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
New powers A sizeable crowd has also turned out in Egypt's second city Alexandria.
Many of those gathered outside the presidential palace chanted slogans similar to those directed against the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak during protests in February 2011. Several newspapers refused to go to press on Tuesday in protest at what they say is the lack of press freedom in the constitution.
As well as their complaints about the new constitution, activists have also been angered by a decree issued by Mr Morsi last month in which he awarded himself sweeping powers. Mr Morsi adopted sweeping new powers in a decree on 22 November, and stripped the judiciary of any power to challenge his decisions.
Mr Morsi, elected in Egypt's first free presidential election in June, says he will give these up once a new constitution is ratified. He has also called a nationwide referendum for 15 December on a new constitution, which opponents say has been rushed through and fails to protect the rights of minorities, particularly women.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Islamist supporters of Mr Morsi held demonstrations in support of his decisions and of the new constitution. Mr Morsi, who narrowly won Egypt's first free presidential election in June, says he will give up his new powers once a new constitution is ratified.
His actions have brought out thousands, both his supporters and his opponents, in recent days.
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