Sweeping powers #Egypt President Mursi defends new powers amid protests

thaitvnews ‏@thaitvnews

BBC - VIDEO: Egypt's Mursi defends new powers: President Mohammed Mursi has appeared before supporters in Cairo ...http://bbc.in/XKUpiK 

Collapse

•  Reply 
•  Retweet 
•  Favorite 
• Buffer

7:53 PM - 23 Nov 12 · Details

Egypt President Mursi defends new powers amid protests

President Mohammed Mursi has appeared before supporters in Cairo to defend a new decree that grants him sweeping powers.

He told them he was leading Egypt on a path to "freedom and democracy" and was the guardian of stability.

He was speaking as thousands of opponents gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and offices of the president's party were attacked in several cities.

Jon Leyne reports from Cairo.