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More than 200,000 fill Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest Morsi power grab, while crowds clash with police

More than 200.000 filled Cairo's Tahrir square on Tuesday to protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in escalating unrest over decrees that granted him near absolute powers. Waving Egypt's red, white and black flags, crowds of protesters marched across Cairo to stream into the iconic plaza, as opposition to the decrees issued last week turned into a broader expression of anger against the rule of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood.Shortly after nightfall, Tahrir -- birthplace of the uprising that toppled authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago -- was filled with a crowd that appeared to easily exceed 100,000, even before the arrival of thousands more still marching there. The protest was comparable in size to the daily Tahrir rallies during last year's 18-day uprising.Ringing out at the square was the central chant of the 2010-2011 Arab Spring revolts: "The people want to bring down the regime," and "erhal, erhal" -- Arabic for "leave, leave.""Suddenly Morsi ...

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