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Thursday, May 23, 2013 | 3:20 p.m.

Clashes in Cairo Amid Anti-Mursi Protests

Violent clashes kick off on the streets of Cairo early on Sunday morning. Security forces launch tear gas as protesters return fire with stones on the third straight day of protests against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi. Demonstrators took the streets after Mursi issued a decree granting himself sweeping powers, and forbidding the judiciary from challenging his decisions until a new parliament is elected.
 
 
 

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