Five die, 446 hurt as Morsi's power grab splits Egypt

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Amr Abdallah Dalsh / ReutersProtesters clash with supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi with Molotov cocktails and stones outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday night.By NBC News staff and wire reports.CAIRO -- Five people were killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi that raged for several hours into early Thursday morning.

Angry mobs battled each other with Molotov cocktails, rocks and sticks outside the presidential palace complex.

On Thursday, witnesses told Reuters that there also appeared to be at least four tanks outside the palace and Egypt State Radio said that two armored personnel carriers had been deployed in a nearby area called Roxy in an attempt to separate the two sides.

Quoting the Ministry of Health, state radio said five had died and 446 had been injured in the fighting.

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