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Egypt stages new protests against President Morsi Egypt protesters clash with police at President Morsi's palace
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Thousands of opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are staging new protests, after the deadliest week of violence since he came to power. Egyptian protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people were killed.
More than 60 people have been killed in the unrest. Riot police used tear gas and water cannon to try to drive back the crowds throwing rocks and petrol bombs.
On Thursday, leaders of some of the main political factions condemned the violence. But youth groups later called for more street demonstrations. Thousands also rallied in Port Said - one year after football riots in the city, which killed 74 people.
The protesters are marching on the presidential palace in Cairo and rallying in the city of Port Said. The protesters accuse Islamist President Mohammed Morsi of betraying the 2011 uprising - a claim he denies.
Thousands of people took to the streets of Port Said - on the first anniversary of football riots in city, in which 74 people were killed. In a statement on his Facebook page, the president warned that security forces would "act with utmost decisiveness" to protect state institutions and those groups behind the violence would be held "politically accountable".
The city, at the northern end of the Suez Canal, has also seen the worst of the violence over the past week, in clashes sparked by death sentences imposed on 21 local people in connection with the football riots. Mr Morsi's supporters say the demonstrators are trying to used the power of the street to bring down the country's first democratically elected president, the BBC's Yolande Knell in Cairo reports.
Protesters also marched to Tahrir Square in the centre of Cairo and staged rallies in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria. Sexual assaults
Human rights officials, meanwhile, have expressed alarm over a rise in sexual violence against women in Cairo. On Friday, thousands of people chanted "Leave, leave, Morsi!" as they gathered outside the presidential palace - in the north of the capital.
Some of the demonstrators then began throwing Molotov cocktails over the palace walls and lighting fires in the streets.
Skirmishes were reported close to the capital's Tahrir Square, where thousands more marched, urging Mr Morsi to leave.
A demonstration was also held in Port Said, at the northern end of the Suez Canal.
The city has seen the worst of the violence over the past week, in clashes sparked by death sentences imposed on 21 local people in connection with the football riots.
On Thursday, leaders of some of the main political factions condemned the violence. But youth groups later still called for more street protests.
In a separate development, human rights officials have expressed alarm over a rise in sexual violence against women in Cairo.
According to the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 25 women have been sexually assaulted, mainly in Tahrir Square, since the protests erupted.According to the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 25 women have been sexually assaulted, mainly in Tahrir Square, since the protests erupted.
Michelle Bachelet, of the UN's Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, said she was "deeply disturbed by the gravity of [the] recent attacks".Michelle Bachelet, of the UN's Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, said she was "deeply disturbed by the gravity of [the] recent attacks".
Sexual assaults against women around Tahrir Square was widely reported during the uprising there which eventually unseated Hosni Mubarak.Sexual assaults against women around Tahrir Square was widely reported during the uprising there which eventually unseated Hosni Mubarak.
'Collapse of state''Collapse of state'
The current unrest began on 24 January in Cairo on the eve of the second anniversary of the 2011 revolution and has spread to several cities. The current unrest began on 24 January in Cairo on the eve of the second anniversary of the revolution and has spread to several cities.
Protesters accuse President Morsi, a member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, of imposing a new form of authoritarianism and betraying the values of their uprising two years ago.Protesters accuse President Morsi, a member of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, of imposing a new form of authoritarianism and betraying the values of their uprising two years ago.
Supporters of Mr Morsi say the opposition is trying to use the power of the street to unseat Egypt's first democratically elected leader.
On Tuesday, Egyptian army chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi warned that the political crisis could lead to the collapse of the state.On Tuesday, Egyptian army chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi warned that the political crisis could lead to the collapse of the state.
Thursday's meeting at the al-Azhar mosque was attended by the Muslim Brotherhood and by opposition figures. Are you in Egypt? Are you involved in the protests or have you been affected by them? You can send us your experiences using the form below.
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Opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei said he was optimistic after the meeting, saying differences should be solved peacefully.
Earlier this week, the National Salvation Front, formed by Mr ElBaradei, leftist Hamdeen Sabahi and former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, turned down an invitation to talks with Mr Morsi.
They said they first wanted him to commit to the idea of a national unity government and a body to look at amendments to the new Egyptian constitution.