Aswat Masriya (Cairo)

Egypt: Mursi Supporters Force Out Opponents After Scuffles

5 December 2012
Photo: Xinhua/STR
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi clash with anti-Morsi protesters outside the Egyptian presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 5, 2012. Egyptian Health Ministry said that at least 211 people were injured during the clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi on Wednesday.

Thousands of supporters of President Mohamed Mursi forced out protesters gathered by the presidential palace on Wednesday, taking down their tents.

The president's opponents had announced a sit-in on Tuesday against a constitutional decree issued by Mursi and a draft constitution written by an Islamist-dominated assembly.

Clashes erupted between opponents and supporters earlier where they hurled stones at each other and chanted opposing slogans.

Tension fills areas surrounding the palace now as trucks of pro-Mursi supporters are parked nearby.

Mursi supporters cleared out anti-Mursi slogans written on the walls of the palace, chanting in support of the president and the Muslim Brotherhood, to which he belongs.

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