Protestors clashed with police Wednesday in front of Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo, as leftists planned a counter-protest.

Protestors clashed with police Wednesday in front of Egypt’s presidential palace in Cairo. Earlier, the Muslim Brotherhood called for a rally backing President Mohammad Mursi outside his palace, as leftists planned a counter-protest.

The demonstrators hurled stones at the palace while the president's supporters tried to take down tents set by opponents in the same area. An eyewitness also told CNN that police were "beating protesters, including women."
Violence broke out on Wednesday shortly after President Mursi returned to the palace to resume his work. Hundreds of protesters have surrounded the area.

Egyptian dailies tackled the Wednesday issue each in its own way, where al-Shuruk newspaper declared “the presidency under siege,” while Al-Watan called the recent development in front of the palace a “revolution at the president’s doorstep.”

On Tuesday, Mursi was forced to flee his residence after violent clashes broke out between demonstrators and police. Around 10,000 demonstrators gathered near Mursi’s palace in Cairo to protest his decree granting his office vastly expanded powers, and a draft constitution that was quickly adopted by his allies.

The demonstrators dubbed their march "the last warning" demanding the decrees be cancelled.

Violence on Tuesday saw 18 people injured, with police firing tear gas to stop the crowds from assaulting Mursi’s residence. Hundreds of anti-Mursi demonstrators then moved to Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square to spend the night in a tent encampment erected almost two weeks ago.