Supporters, opponents of Morsi hold rallies in Egypt over upcoming referendum (3)

（Xinhua）  15:07, December 12, 2012

"We are here to say 'No' to Morsi and his group the Muslim Brotherhood, which want to control the country's institutions and dominate power," said one of those protesters outside the presidential palace named Hossam Mamdouh, 23.

Marian, a 28-year-old Copt protester, said that "Morsi is a president for the Muslim Brotherhood, not for all Egyptians," adding that she would vote against the draft constitution as the constitution-writing panel did not represent all Egyptians, particularly the Copts whose church withdrew from the Constituent Assembly. The protesters also broke a metal barrier erected on one of the streets leading to the presidential palace, while others were attempting to pull down another wall of cement blocks, making the presidential guards retreat to the palace walls.