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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 cut through barbed wire around the palace. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Mr Morsi was in the palace but left as the crowds grew, sources there said. | Mr Morsi was in the palace but left as the crowds grew, sources there said. |
| Many of those gathered outside chanted slogans similar to those directed against the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak during protests in February 2011. | |
| Tear gas was fired after protesters managed to breach a barbed wire cordon surrounding the palace, correspondents say. | |
| But the police quickly retreated, allowing protesters to get closer to the palace walls. | |
| Eighteen people were injured in the brief burst of violence but none seriously, the official Mena news agency reported. | |
| In a statement read out on television, Egyptian security forces called for calm among the protesters. | |
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| As well as the protest outside the presidential palace in the suburb of Heliopolis, thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square. | As well as the protest outside the presidential palace in the suburb of Heliopolis, thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square. |
| A sizeable crowd has also turned out in Egypt's second city Alexandria. | A sizeable crowd has also turned out in Egypt's second city Alexandria. |
| Several newspapers refused to go to press on Tuesday in protest at what they say is the lack of press freedom in the constitution. | Several newspapers refused to go to press on Tuesday in protest at what they say is the lack of press freedom in the constitution. |
| 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 adopted sweeping new powers in a decree on 22 November, and stripped the judiciary of any power to challenge his decisions. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. | His actions have brought out thousands, both his supporters and his opponents, in recent days. |
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