Protestors are clashing with police in front of Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo, Al-Arabiya reported. Earlier, the Muslim Brotherhood called for a rally backing President Mohamed Morsi outside his palace, as leftists planned a counter-protest.
The demonstrators hurled stones at the palace while the president's supporters tried to take down tents set by opponents in the same area, Al-Arabiya wrote on Twitter. There were also reports of sporadic scuffles in Tahrir Square.
Violence broke out on Wednesday shortly after President Morsi returned to the palace to continue his work. Hundreds of protesters have surrounded the area.
The Wednesday issue of al-Shuruk daily declared “the presidency under siege,” while Al-Watan called the recent development in front of the palace a “revolution at the president’s doorstep.”
On Tuesday, Morsi was forced to flee his residence after violent clashes broke out between demonstrators and police. Around 10,000 demonstrators gathered near Morsi’s palace in Cairo to protest his decree granting his office vastly expanded powers, and a draft constitution that was quickly adopted by his allies.
The demonstrators dubbed their march "the last warning" demanding the decrees be cancelled.
Violence on Tuesday saw 18 people injured, with police firing tear gas to stop the crowds from assaulting Morsi’s residence. Hundreds of anti-Morsi demonstrators then moved to Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square to spend the night in a tent encampment erected almost two weeks ago.
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