Anti-Morsi mob waits outside palace

Egypt’s president has returned to his Cairo palace with hundreds of protesters still camped outside, a day after a mass outpouring of angry protests aimed at making him scrap sweeping new powers.

The political crisis has left the country divided into two: Mohammed Morsi, his Muslim Brotherhood and their ultra-conservative Islamist allies, versus an opposition made up of youth groups, liberal parties and large sectors of the public. And both sides have dug in their heels, signalling a protracted stand-off.