Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Mursi Departs Palace Following Clashes

Photo: Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua
An Egyptian soldier sets up a wire fence in front of the presidential palace.

President Mohamed Mursi left the presidential palace on Tuesday following clashes between riot police and protesters outside, Reuters has reported two sources from the president's office as saying.

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