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Hundreds of protesters storm and torch the Muslim Brotherhood’s Cairo HQ.
The Egyptian president has addressed the nation, accusing the foreign-funded opposition of trying to incite violence against his legitimacy. Following the speech, hundreds of protesters stormed and torched the Muslim Brotherhood’s Cairo HQ.
“I separate the legitimate opposition from the vandals who committed violence,” Morsi told the nation. “The opposition thinks Article 6 is a problem. I won’t insist on keeping it, and anyway, the decree ends after the referendum.”
Morsi said he will form a new assembly to write the constitution if the current draft is rejected by the referendum.
Morsi mourned those who died in front of the presidential palace, saying his “heart is bleeding for the loss of innocent lives.”
“I feel responsible for the riots in Egypt,” he said. “My fellow citizens are one body that cannot be separated or torn apart.”
The Egyptian president also attacked those who he says are serving the remnants of the Mubarak regime and trying to bring down the government. He said the reason behind the constitutional declaration was to protect Egypt from such conspiracies.
“These people became rich through the ex-regime and are now spending their fortunes to burn our homeland,” Morsi said, claiming that some of those arrested during the clashes outside the presidential palace have links with opposition parties, while others were paid to add heat to the conflict.
“The ex-regime will not come back again, ever,” Morsi stated.
http://rt.com/news/morsi-egypt-speech-riots-474/
2012-12-06 17:23:08
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