By NBC News wire servicesCAIRO -- Egypt braced for fresh protests after Friday prayers as the opposition coalition planned to meet to review President Mohammed Morsi’s call for dialogue to resolve a crisis triggered by his decision to expand his powers.
In a televised speech late Thursday, Morsi proposed (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/06/15720717-opponents-reject-morsis-calls-for-dialogue-after-deadly-cairo-clashes?lite) a meeting Saturday with political leaders, "revolutionary youth" and legal figures to discuss the way forward after a referendum on a new constitution set for Dec. 15.
Seven people were killed and hundreds injured this week in clashes around the presidential palace.
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