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Demonstrations, riots continue in Cairo (17 images)

Thousands of people flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square on Tuesday chanting against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition demanding Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near autocratic powers.



Egyptian protesters stand next to makeshift tents and shout slogans against the President Mohamed Morsi, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on November 27, 2012. Thousands of people flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square on Tuesday chanting against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition demanding Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near autocratic powers. UPI/Mohammad KHalil
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Egyptian protester move teargas canister during battle with riot police during large demonstration against President Mohamed Morsi, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on November 27, 2012. Thousands of people flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square on Tuesday chanting against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition demanding Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near autocratic powers. UPI/Mohammad KHalil
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Egyptian protester runs with teargas canister during battles with riot police during large demonstration against President Mohamed Morsi, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on November 27, 2012. Thousands of people flocked to Cairo's central Tahrir square on Tuesday chanting against Egypt's Islamist president in a powerful show of strength by the opposition demanding Mohammed Morsi revoke edicts granting himself near autocratic powers. UPI/Mohammad KHalil
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Egyptian anti-riot police clash with protesters demonstrating against Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi near Cairo's landmark Tahrir square Egypt, on November 24, 2012. Morsi faced a rebellion on Saturday from judges who accused him of expanding his powers at their expense, deepening a crisis that triggered calls for more protests following a day of violence across Egypt. Egypt's highest judicial authority, the Supreme Judicial Council, said the decree issued by Morsi on Thursday was an "unprecedented attack" on the independence of the judiciary. UPI/Ahmed Jomaa
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