Protesters gather in Cairo for demonstration

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Protesters have gathered in central Cairo for a major demonstration demanding President Mohamed Morsi scrap a decree expanding his powers.

Morsi was accused of giving himself the great powers of preventing legal challenges to any decision he takes until a new parliament is elected. He tried to ease tensions on Monday by agreeing to a compromise on limiting the scope of presidential decisions that are immune from a court challenge.

But protesters camped out in Tahrir Square say they will not leave until the decree is scrapped entirely. Violence has flared in the past when supporters and opponents of Morsi held rival protests. However, the Muslim Brotherhood, the group that propelled Morsi to office in this year’s presidential poll, cancelled their own demonstration in Cairo also planned for Tuesday.