Mass rival rallies called in Egypt as crisis sharpens
- Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 16.46
- Online news: World
Rival mass protests have been called for next Tuesday in Egypt over a bitterly disputed constitutional referendum, raising the potential for more violent street clashes in a sharpening political crisis.
Egyptian soldiers stand on top of a tank as opposition supporters pass by during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace December 9,in Cairo. Rival mass protests have been called for next Tuesday in Egypt over a bitterly disputed constitutional referendum, raising the potential for more violent street clashes in a sharpening political crisis.
President Mohamed Morsi's chief foes, the opposition National Salvation Front, late Sunday called for huge protests in Cairo to reject the December 15 referendum on a new charter.
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