Morsi offers no concessions to the opposition

MICHAEL JANSEN Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi yesterday offered no concessions to the opposition over his decree granting himself extraordinary powers or fixing the referendum on the disputed draft constitution for next week. Instead, he chided opponents for mounting violent demonstrations on Wednesday night and accused them of involvement with “third parties”. He said 80 people had been arrested, some for carrying weapons, and vowed that investigators would discover who was “pulling the strings” whether inside or outside Egypt. His words echoed those of ousted president Hosni Mubarak,...