Friday, February 1, 2013

Protesters in Egypt Try to Overthrow Pres. Morsi; Most Intense Clashes Occur Outside Pres. Palace

Thousands of protesters returned to the streets in Cairo, Egypt today (February 1, 2013) -- many of them battling with police -- in a call to overthrow President Mohamed Morsi and his dictatorial Islamic government, according to the Global Post website.

The Egyptian president said security forces will "deal firmly" with violence against state institutions -- even as demonstrators tried to set his presidential palace aflame.

The most intense clashes occurred outside the presidential palace, where protesters threw at least one Molotov cocktail that landed near or inside the palace grounds.

Some protesters are fighting using fireworks as weapons, while police unleash tear gas on the crowds. Police also have burnt tents belonging to a sit-in.

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