More than eighty people are reported to have been injured in clashes in Egyptian capital Cairo between supporters and opponents of the moderate Islamist President Mohammed Mursi. Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.
The clashes came as two rival groups staged demonstrations in Tahrir square. Opponents of President Mursi started chanting against him. In response supporters of the president tore down a stage being used in the rally. It degenerated into
scuffles
with a number of injuries though the scale of the confrontation is still relatively limited. Just over 100 days into his term, this is the first time President Mursi has faced a big demonstration against him. His opponents are angry at the proposed new constitution which they say as too dominated by Islam, and they say the President has failed to
live up to
his promises.
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