Anti-Morsi protesters attack palace

Egyptians marched against Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in cities across the country yesterday and a few hundred attacked the presidential palace with petrol bombs and rocks.

At least 45 people were hurt during the day across the country, medical sources at the health ministry said. Two officers and three soldiers of the Republic Guard were wounded in clashes.

Protests erupted last month over what demonstrators saw as Morsi’s attempts to monopolise power, as well as wider political and economic grievances.