Egypt: Thousands Head to Ras Al-Tin Palace in Alexandria to Demonstrate

7 December 2012

Thousands of protesters marched on Friday from al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria headed to Ras al-Tin presidential palace to denounce Wednesday's bloody clashes and demand that President Mohamed Mursi rescind the constitutional decree he issued last month.

The protesters shouted anti-Mursi and Muslim Brotherhood slogans such as "Down with the rule of the Guide" in reference to the brotherhood's spiritual guide and "Rise, rise our country ... We do not want a constitutional decree".

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