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| Egypt crisis: Protesters clash with army in Cairo | Egypt crisis: Protesters clash with army in Cairo |
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| Egyptian opposition protesters have broken through a barricade erected by security forces to prevent them reaching Cairo's presidential palace. | Egyptian opposition protesters have broken through a barricade erected by security forces to prevent them reaching Cairo's presidential palace. |
| Thousands had marched on the palace in the capital after rejecting a call for dialogue by President Mohammed Morsi. | Thousands had marched on the palace in the capital after rejecting a call for dialogue by President Mohammed Morsi. |
| The opposition said the president had offered no concession on his decision to expand his powers and put a new draft constitution to a referendum. | The opposition said the president had offered no concession on his decision to expand his powers and put a new draft constitution to a referendum. |
| A senior official later said Mr Morsi could conditionally postpone the vote. | A senior official later said Mr Morsi could conditionally postpone the vote. |
| Under Egyptian law, referendums must be held two weeks after being formally presented to the president. | Under Egyptian law, referendums must be held two weeks after being formally presented to the president. |
| However, Vice-President Mahmud Mekki said Mr Morsi could delay the 15 December plebiscite if the opposition guaranteed agreed not to challenge the move on those grounds later, AFP news agency reports. | However, Vice-President Mahmud Mekki said Mr Morsi could delay the 15 December plebiscite if the opposition guaranteed agreed not to challenge the move on those grounds later, AFP news agency reports. |
| In a separate development, the election commission postponed the planned voting for Egyptians living abroad. | In a separate development, the election commission postponed the planned voting for Egyptians living abroad. |
| It said the voting - which had been due to begin on Saturday - would now begin on Wednesday at the request of the foreign ministry. | |
| Earlier on Friday opponents of the president gathered near the presidential palace. Some cut through barbed wire and surged up to the walls of the palace, Reuters news agency reported. | Earlier on Friday opponents of the president gathered near the presidential palace. Some cut through barbed wire and surged up to the walls of the palace, Reuters news agency reported. |
| Supporters of Mr Morsi held their own march in the capital, vowing vengeance at a funeral for men killed in clashes earlier in the week. | Supporters of Mr Morsi held their own march in the capital, vowing vengeance at a funeral for men killed in clashes earlier in the week. |
| "Egypt is Islamic, it will not be secular, it will not be liberal!" the crowd chanted. | "Egypt is Islamic, it will not be secular, it will not be liberal!" the crowd chanted. |
| Talks boycott | Talks boycott |
| The main opposition movement, the National Salvation Front, said it would not take part in talks Mr Morsi had offered to hold on Saturday, in an effort to resolve the spiralling crisis. | The main opposition movement, the National Salvation Front, said it would not take part in talks Mr Morsi had offered to hold on Saturday, in an effort to resolve the spiralling crisis. |
| Nobel prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, the movement's chief co-ordinator, posted a message on his Twitter account calling on political groups to shun all dialogue with Mr Morsi. | Nobel prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, the movement's chief co-ordinator, posted a message on his Twitter account calling on political groups to shun all dialogue with Mr Morsi. |
| "We [want] a dialogue not based on an arm-twisting policy and imposing fait accompli," his message read. | "We [want] a dialogue not based on an arm-twisting policy and imposing fait accompli," his message read. |
| Two other opposition groups, the liberal Wafd party and the National Association for Change, said they were also boycotting the talks. | Two other opposition groups, the liberal Wafd party and the National Association for Change, said they were also boycotting the talks. |
| The president angered his opponents on Thursday when he refused in a televised statement to withdraw his new powers - announced in a decree issued last month - and delay the referendum. | The president angered his opponents on Thursday when he refused in a televised statement to withdraw his new powers - announced in a decree issued last month - and delay the referendum. |
| Mr Morsi said that if the constitution were voted down, another constituent assembly would be formed to write a new draft. | Mr Morsi said that if the constitution were voted down, another constituent assembly would be formed to write a new draft. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the growing tensions reveal deep divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood. | The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says the growing tensions reveal deep divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Whenever there is talk of compromise, the movement's hardliners seem to win the battle, our correspondent reports. | Whenever there is talk of compromise, the movement's hardliners seem to win the battle, our correspondent reports. |
| Earlier this week the presidential palace was the scene of bloody clashes, in which five people died and hundreds were injured. | Earlier this week the presidential palace was the scene of bloody clashes, in which five people died and hundreds were injured. |
| Late on Thursday, opposition supporters ransacked the Muslim Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters and set it on fire. | Late on Thursday, opposition supporters ransacked the Muslim Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters and set it on fire. |
| On Friday rival protesters between supporters and opponents of the president were reported in a number of Egyptian cities, including Alexandria in the north and Asyut in the south. | On Friday rival protesters between supporters and opponents of the president were reported in a number of Egyptian cities, including Alexandria in the north and Asyut in the south. |
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