Pro-government and opposition protesters held rallies over Saturday’s referendum on a draft constitution. Gunmen attacked opposition protesters. Most judges have refused to oversee the referendum. Due to the shortage, the referendum will be held in two stages.
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President Morsi issued a decree giving the army authority to arrest civilians during a referendum for a new constitution. Opponents called for a boycott of the referendum and for more protests.
President Morsi rescinded a decree giving him authority over the judiciary, but refused to cancel a vote on a draft constitution. Opposition leaders rejected the compromise, saying the Muslim Brotherhood had hijacked Egypt. Both groups called for demonstrations on Tuesday. Opposition groups declared the independence of the province of Alexandria from the “Islamic regime.”
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President Morsi’s cabinet approved a measure giving the Army authority to arrest civilians. However, the Army said only dialogue could resolve the current crisis and that the Army was not seeking a political role. A “national dialogue” meeting was held at the presidential palace, but opposition leaders did not participate.
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Egypt has arrested Muhammad Jamal al Kashef (a.k.a. Abu Ahmed), a terrorist with direct, longstanding ties to al Qaeda’s leadership. Some of the terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya were trained in his camps. He is also part of the jihadist network that incited protesters in Cairo earlier that same day.
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Large pro and anti-Morsi demonstrations continued and spread beyond Cairo. Refusing to cancel a vote on a draft constitution, President Morsi called for dialogue. Opposition leaders refused. The Muslim Brotherhood’s main office in Cairo was burned.
A night of widespread street fighting between supporters and opponents of President Morsi left six dead and hundreds wounded. The Army was brought in to separate the groups. Morsi said he would stand by his decree.
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Supporters and opponents of President Morsi fought each other outside the presidential palace. Three of Morsi’s advisers resigned in protest.
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Thousands of protesters clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Egyptian newspapers went on strike.
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The supreme court joined other judges in protest against President Morsi by declaring a strike. The media and the tourism industry also planned protest measures.
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Egypt’s supreme court suspended work after Islamist demonstrators blocked judges from entering their chambers. Opposition groups called for demonstrations on Tuesday to protest a referendum on a draft constitution.
More than 200,000 Islamists demonstrated in Cairo in support of President Morsi. The president called for a referendum on a new constitution by Dec. 15.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a third day. Demonstrators protested against a new draft constitution as well as President Morsi’s new powers.
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