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Huge protests calling for the resignation of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and early presidential elections are taking place in the capital, Cairo, and other cities. | Huge protests calling for the resignation of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and early presidential elections are taking place in the capital, Cairo, and other cities. |
Tens of thousands of opponents have massed in Tahrir Square and outside the main presidential palace. | Tens of thousands of opponents have massed in Tahrir Square and outside the main presidential palace. |
One man died when rival groups clashed in a city south of the capital. | |
In Cairo, stones and petrol bombs were thrown at the headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood. | |
Protest leaders have called on demonstrators to stay on the streets until Mr Morsi resigns. | |
They accuse the country's first Islamist president of failing to tackle economic and security problems since taking power a year ago. | |
A presidential spokesman urged the protesters to respect the democratic process while Morsi supporters massed in the Cairo suburb of Nasr City. | |
Demonstrations are being reported across the country: | |
Society split | Society split |
One man was killed and at least 24 injured in Beni Suef, 115km (71 miles) south of Cairo, security sources said. | |
According to a report on the Ahram news website, Morsi supporters attacked an opposition rally and unidentified gunmen opened fire. The report could not be confirmed independently. | |
In Cairo, anti-government protesters attacked the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters, which had been fortified with sandbags earlier. Staff inside said they had not broken in, Reuters news agency reports. | |
Presidential spokesman Ihab Fahmi called on all Egyptians to "unite and listen to the sound of wisdom". | Presidential spokesman Ihab Fahmi called on all Egyptians to "unite and listen to the sound of wisdom". |
"Political diversity necessitates on all parties to abide by the democratic process," he said. | "Political diversity necessitates on all parties to abide by the democratic process," he said. |
He told reporters that the presidency was open to a "real and serious national dialogue". | He told reporters that the presidency was open to a "real and serious national dialogue". |
As darkness fell, the opposition National Salvation Front released what it called "Revolution Statement 1", calling on protesters across Egypt to "maintain their peaceful [rallies] in all the squares and streets and villages and hamlets of the country... until the last of this dictatorial regime falls". | |
The National Salvation Front is among the liberal and secular opposition groups which have endorsed a petition organised by the grassroots movement Tamarod (Rebellion), which calls for a snap election. | |
Opposition activists say more than 22 million people have signed it. | |
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Cairo says many ordinary Egyptians - angered by Mr Morsi's political and economic policies - are taking part in the rally in Tahrir Square. | |
Hanan Bakr, who travelled specially from Dubai where she lives, to join the "second Egyptian revolution", told the BBC: "I'm hoping to stay on the streets until the whole regime of the Brotherhood is brought down. | Hanan Bakr, who travelled specially from Dubai where she lives, to join the "second Egyptian revolution", told the BBC: "I'm hoping to stay on the streets until the whole regime of the Brotherhood is brought down. |
"If Egypt falls under Islamist extremism, this will affect the whole region." | "If Egypt falls under Islamist extremism, this will affect the whole region." |
Mr Morsi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood, became Egypt's first Islamist president on 30 June 2012, after winning an election considered free and fair. | Mr Morsi, who hails from the Muslim Brotherhood, became Egypt's first Islamist president on 30 June 2012, after winning an election considered free and fair. |
His first year as president has been marred by constant political unrest and a sinking economy. | His first year as president has been marred by constant political unrest and a sinking economy. |
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