Thursday’s march on the presidential palace in Cairo was triggered by the latest violence nearby.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThree columns of protesters opposed to President Mohamed Morsi converged on Al-Ittihadiyah Palace, the presidential residence in Cairo, on Thursday evening.
Three columns of protesters opposed to President Mohamed Morsi converged on Al-Ittihadiyah Palace, the presidential residence in Cairo, on Thursday evening.
Each column was at least several-hundred strong.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankA march that started from the An-Nur mosque in the Abbasiyah District involved supporters of left-wing movements, particularly the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
A march that started from the An-Nur mosque in the Abbasiyah District involved supporters of left-wing movements, particularly the Socialist Revolutionary Party.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe protesters chanted “Our protest is peaceful!” and held placards saying “The people want this regime to go!” and “Revolution until victory!”
The protesters chanted “Our protest is peaceful!” and held placards saying “The people want this regime to go!” and “Revolution until victory!”
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankThe streets leading to the presidential palace are now blocked by barbed-wire obstacles put up by the National Guard.
The streets leading to the presidential palace are now blocked by barbed-wire obstacles put up by the National Guard.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankDespite a ban on protests in the vicinity of Ittihadiyah Palace, Egyptians gather in front of cordons to demand that President Morsi renounce his controversial Constitutional Declaration and postpone a Constitutional referendum scheduled for December 15.
Despite a ban on protests in the vicinity of Ittihadiyah Palace, Egyptians gather in front of cordons to demand that President Morsi renounce his controversial Constitutional Declaration and postpone a Constitutional referendum scheduled for December 15.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei Stenin / Go to the mediabankA street vendor near the presidential palace in Cairo.
A street vendor near the presidential palace in Cairo.