Morsi Backers Clash With Opposition Outside Cairo Palace
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From an anti-Morsi protest in downtown Cairo earlier this year. (Creative Commons)
According to CBS News, Morsi had left to avoid the tens of thousands of demonstrators outraged by his recent assumption of increased power.
About 300 people in opposition to Morsi's decree had staged a sit-in outside the palace Wednesday, but were forced to leave by Islamist supporters.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which continues to back Morsi, called for its supporters to stage a counter demonstration.
No casualties were immediately reported, but "witnesses said they saw several protesters with blood streaming down their faces," CBS reported.
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