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| Subject: The Joy of Statism: Tanks deploy outside Egypt presidential palace Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:05 pm | |
| EGYPT'S army deployed tanks outside the presidential palace after a night of deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi. Three tanks and three armoured personnel carriers at the front gate of his palace were ringed by hundreds of Dr Morsi's partisans chanting slogans.
Five people were reported killed and nearly 350 injured as mobs threw rocks and petrol bombs in the streets around the palace.
It was the first serious outbreak of violence between political factions since the revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak began nearly two years ago.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/tanks-deploy-outside-egypt-presidential-palace-20121206-2axwt.html#ixzz2EK8bkTMN
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