Angry mobs in Egypt have torched the offices of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood government in several cities, protesting against President Mohammed Morsi's decision to give himself dictatorial new powers, the Christian Post website reports today (November 23, 2012).
Today, Morsi announced that -- under his new decree -- his decisions cannot be revoked by any authority in the country, including the judiciary. Many Egyptians have called this Hitler-type rule a "coup," sparking a new wave of protests in a country that has seen great violence in recent years.
Egypt's state TV reported that offices were torched in the cities of Port Said, Alexandria, and Ismalia, while three people have been admitted to a hospital in Cairo after they were injured in street clashes in the nation's capital.
Mohamed ElBaradei -- a Nobel Peace Prize winner -- said that President Morsi has appointed himself Egypt's new "pharaoh," and called the decree "a major blow to the revolution that could have dire consequences."
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