the people support the president ’s decision .
cairo — anger between egypt ’s rival political camps erupted into street battles wednesday after islamist supporters of president mohamed morsi tore down tents of anti - government demonstrators , raising the possibility of widening violence over the nation ’s proposed constitution .
the confrontation started in the evening after islamist protesters marching in support of president mohammed morsi , a former leader of the muslim brotherhood , moved to break up a demonstration by the president 's non - islamist opponents outside the presidential palace in cairo , where mr. morsi has his offices .
the egyptian ... ( associated press ) the egyptian army deployed tanks outside the presidential palace thursday following fierce street battles between supporters and opponents of mohammed morsi that left five people dead and more than 600 injured in the worst outbreak of violence between the two sides since the islamist leader 's election .
tens of thousands march to the presidential palace in north cairo .
the muslim brotherhood egyptian army deploy near the presidential palace to secure the site of overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of president mohammed morsi in cairo , egypt , thursday , dec. 6 , 2012 .
” more than 125 people were injured on a cityscape that had the charged air of a flourescent - lit battlefield with competing banners , bandaged men and dinner cairo — tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of egypt 's president clashed wednesday , hurling rocks and molotov cocktails and brawling in cairo 's streets , in the largest violent battle between islamists and their foes since the country 's revolution early last year .
around midnight , police formed a barrier between the camps , with thousands of demonstrators on each side , as gunshots rang out and each side accused the other of firing live rounds .
the clashes came after the muslim brotherhood ’s freedom and justice party called thousands of its members into the streets in a counter - demonstration to drive opposition movements from the presidential palace .