Egypt tensions over Morsi spill into clashes
- Published: 12 Oct 2012 at 23.49
- Online news: World
Supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi clashed with opponents in Cairo's Tahrir Square leaving more than 100 injured, officials said, in the worst violence over the Islamist leader.
Opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsi (back) throw Molotov cocktails towards government supporters during clashes in Tahrir Square in Cairo, in the worst violence over Egypt's new Islamist leader, a day after he crossed swords with the judiciary.
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement and a coalition of secular-leaning groups held separate rallies on some of the thorniest issues facing the new democracy after last year's uprising which ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
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