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| Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi calls for dialogue | Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi calls for dialogue |
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| Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called for a meeting with the opposition on Saturday to defuse a political crisis. | Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called for a meeting with the opposition on Saturday to defuse a political crisis. |
| Clashes between opponents and supporters of Mr Morsi left five people dead and 644 injured overnight. | Clashes between opponents and supporters of Mr Morsi left five people dead and 644 injured overnight. |
| Mr Morsi said he supported the right to protest but alleged that some people had been paid to foment violence. | |
| Meanwhile, there are reports of an attack on the Cairo headquarters of Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement. | |
| Spokesmen for the Muslim Brotherhood said that the building had been set on fire. | |
| 'Violent acts' | |
| In a televised speech, Mr Morsi expressed sorrow over the deaths in recent days. | |
| He said that 80 people had been detained as they had been "implicated in violent acts". | |
| He said that a controversial article in a recent decree which gave him sweeping powers could be modified after discussions with opposition forces. | He said that a controversial article in a recent decree which gave him sweeping powers could be modified after discussions with opposition forces. |
| The decree stripped the judiciary of any power to challenge his decisions. | The decree stripped the judiciary of any power to challenge his decisions. |
| The decree would be cancelled after a referendum on a new constitution planned for 15 December, whatever the result, Mr Morsi added. | The decree would be cancelled after a referendum on a new constitution planned for 15 December, whatever the result, Mr Morsi added. |
| Mr Morsi confirmed that the referendum would go ahead as planned, saying that if the constitution was voted down, another constituent assembly would be formed to write a new draft. | Mr Morsi confirmed that the referendum would go ahead as planned, saying that if the constitution was voted down, another constituent assembly would be formed to write a new draft. |
| Constitution row | |
| Earlier on Thursday, the army had set up barricades outside the presidential palace, after ordering protesters to leave the area. | |
| Most anti-Morsi protesters had left the area around palace by the 15:00 (13:00 GMT) deadline, though some opposition activists remained and their numbers increased as evening fell. | |
| 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. | |
| But there is also controversy over the proposed constitution. | |
| Critics say the draft, drawn up by a body dominated by Morsi-supporting Islamists, was rushed through parliament without proper consultation and does not do enough to protect political and religious freedoms and the rights of women. | |
| Four of Mr Morsi's advisers resigned on Wednesday - three others did so last week and the official Mena news agency reported a further resignation on Thursday. | |
| The opposition said before Mr Morsi's speech that it will continue to hold demonstrations. | |
| "We had many injuries last night, and we are not going to have their blood wasted," said an unnamed member of the National Salvation Front, a recently formed group which has united some of the most prominent anti-Morsi figures. | |
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