Several guards have been injured after protesters broke through barbed wire around the presidential palace in Cairo, reports Al-Arabiya. Tens of thousands have come to the palace to slam Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s bid for absolute power.
Friday again saw thousands marching towards the presidential palace in Cairo, while hundreds others rallied in the iconic Tahrir Square. The demonstrations were called by opposition forces, which include various leftist, liberal and democratic groups.
“We want to see the fall of the regime,” chanted the crowd venting their anger with President Morsi, the drafted constitution and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The palace has grown surrounded with barbed wire fences and concrete blocks. Police, national guard troops and military are guarding the place, including the tanks brought in Thursday.
The protesters rallied peacefully for several hours, but as night fell some began attempting to remove the barbed wire.
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| Cairo on December 7, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia) |
Egyptian demonstrators stand behind a barbed wire fence opposite Egyptian soldiers standing guard near the presidential palace in Cairo on December 7, 2012 (AFP Photo / Gianluigi Guercia)
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| Anti-Morsi demonstrators stage a protest outside the presidential palace in Cairo December 7, 2012 (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany) |
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