CAIRO: Egypt's Popular Current party, led by leftist and ex-presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi, called on its supporters to head to Egypt's presidential palace on Wednesday to give support to the opposition's ongoing sit-in after the Muslim Brotherhood announced their intention to stage a demonstration there. The Brotherhood destroyed the tents on Wednesday afternoon in a violent attack against Egyptian citizens. Tens of opposition protesters had set up tents by Egypt's presidential palace on Tuesday in a sit-in against a constitutional decree issued by Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi and a draft constitution written by an Islamist-dominated assembly. The Muslim Brotherhood called for a demonstration by Egypt's presidential palace on Wednesday to “defend legitimacy.” Reports suggest at least one member of the opposition is in a coma after being brutally attacked by a Brotherhood supporter. The president's opponents had announced a sit-in on Tuesday against a constitutional decree issued by Morsi and a draft constitution written by an Islamist-dominated assembly. Clashes erupted between opponents and supporters earlier where they hurled stones at each other and chanted opposing slogans. The violence continues into Tuesday evening, in what activists have described to Bikyamasr.com as “sad," “shocking" and “unbelievable." The Brotherhood supporters were heard screaming “Allah Akbar" as they rushed forward in wave after wave of attack against the protesters against Morsi. It threatens the very stability of the country. On Tuesday evening, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians took to the country's streets calling for an end to Morsi's regime. Reuters news agency said that as many as 25 million Egyptians across the country were on the streets denouncing Morsi and his policies. Protesters in Tahrir told Bikyamasr.com that they are “here to stay" until Morsi has withdrawn his presidential decree issued on November 22 that gave him powers above judicial review. Others said this was the revolution “continuing." A march to the palace continues to grow on Tuesday night, with the chanting loud and boisterous. “We want the downfall of the regime," is being screamed, in unison, toward the house that Morsi has lived in since early July. He reportedly fled the area as the protesters arrived and clashed with police. A number of police have since joined the protesters in their march, an eery remembrance to the police who also joined the anti-Hosni Mubarak demonstrations in January and February 2011. Even the country's state television has joined the propaganda train to support their embattled president, calling the protesters supporters of a “foreign agenda." The same channels that also told Egyptians the same things during the January 25 uprising. The chants, “the people want the downfall of the regime," is echoing throughout Cairo near Morsi's residence in what activists and citizens have described as a “revolution in the making." The march to the palace comes less than two weeks after Morsi issued a presidential decree that gives him powers above judiciary review, which activists have called a power grab. The boisterous march, dubbed the “Last Warning" was seen by many as the final attempt to open dialogue between the left and the conservative Morsi regime. Tens of thousands have also gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to continue their demonstration calling for an end to dictatorship. All this also comes on the heels of a draft constitution, which was pushed through by Morsi and the Constituent Assembly tasked with its writing on Friday. A referendum has been set for December 15. But that draft has left many fearful over the future of Egypt and has increased calls for more forceful protests to force Morsi to withdraw the decree and restart the drafting process of the constitution, which has seen women, liberal groups and unions remove themselves from the process. One activist, sitting at a local cafe watching the protest, told Bikyamasr.com that “this is the final days of Morsi. It feels a lot like February 2011. I just hope the army doesn't come in. We can handle change without them."
