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December 5, 2012

Thousands Protest in Egypt over Draft Constitution 
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New clashes have erupted in Egypt in the ongoing uproar over a proposed
referendum on a new constitution. On Tuesday, thousands of people took
to the streets to protest Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's effort to
hold the referendum vote later this month after asserting wide-ranging
powers protecting him from judicial oversight. Egyptian forces fired
tear gas at demonstrators, some of whom broke through police lines to
approach the presidential palace. The rally coincided with a one-day
strike by eight Egyptian newspapers against what they allege to be
restrictions on freedom of speech in the proposed constitution.

 

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