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Protesters ran as they suffer from tear gas inhalation fired by Egyptian riot police. Protests broke out around the country after President Mohammad Morsi granted himself broad powers.

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A protester celebrated as items from an office of Morsi's party were burned in the street.

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Demonstrations flared up in several cities, including in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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Protesters in Alexandria, Egypt, hurled stones at supporters of Morsi.

Morsi's powers place him beyond oversight of the judiciary, a step some Egyptians see as a move toward dictatorship.

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Egyptian police fired tear gas at protesters in Tahrir Square.

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Morsi spoke to supporters outside the presidential palace in Cairo.

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Supporters of president Mohammad Morsi chant and wave his campaign posters and a national flag.

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Protesters took cover near Tahrir Square.

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Protesters chanted slogans against Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi.