Violent protests break out across Egypt after the new Muslim
Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi, awarded himself wide-ranging powers over
its political transition.
President
Morsi's decree puts his decisions above legal challenge until a
new parliament is elected, which has caused fury amongst his opponents who have
accused him of being the new Hosni
Mubarak and hijacking the revolution.
Demonstrators burned down part of the headquarters of the
Brotherhood's political front, the Freedom and Justice Party, in Alexandria and
there were also protests in other cities.
Offices were ransacked as books and chairs were burned in
the streets.
In Cairo, thousands of people demonstrated in Tahrir Square,
the heart of the 2011 anti-Mubarak uprising, demanding Morsi quit and accusing
him of launching a "coup".
23 Nov 2012
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