Huge protests calling for the resignation of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi and early presidential elections are taking place in over a dozen locations across Cairo, with thousands of protestors surrounding the presidential palace in Cairo. Demonstrations are also reported to be in progress in other different locations across the country including Alexandria, El-Mahalla and cities of the Suez Canal. Supporters of Morsi held demonstrations in Rabaa Square, although not nearly in the same numbers. Protesters accuse Morsi of failing to tackle economic and security problems since taking power a year ago. So far the protests have been mainly peaceful, although Egyptian police announced they seized more than 142 grenades and 440 rockets from two apartments in Cairo near Tahrir Square.
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