Egyptian protests - in pictures

Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, protest, some with green lasers, outside the presidential palace in Cairo Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Anti-Morsi protesters attack the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Mokattam district in Cairo Photograph: Amru Salahuddien/Rex Features

Anti-Morsi protesters throw stones at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Mokattam district in Cairo Photograph: Amru Salahuddien/Rex Features

Protesters' laser lights are seen reflected on a military helicopter flying over the presidential palace Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters attack the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Mokattam district in Cairo Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP

Egyptians demonstrate outside the presidential palace Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

A protester attacks the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in the Mokattam district in Cairo Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP

Demonstrators sleep next to a wall covered in anti-Morsi graffiti outside the presidential palace Photograph: Mahmud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images

A masked protester cleans the street in Tahrir Square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

An opponent of Morsi sleeps outside the presidential palace Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

A protester reads a newspaper during a sit-in protest at Tahrir Square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Protesters pray at Tahrir Square Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

An opponent of Morsi sits on cement barriers outside the presidential palace Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

A protester shouts slogans in Tahrir Square Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

A protester with a Guy Fawkes mask on his knee walks past tents set up by opposition supporters Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

Smoke rises over the city of Cairo Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Protestors shout from the windows of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood as they ransack the building Photograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images

An Egyptian man jumps on the wall at the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters after it was attacked Photograph: APAimages/Rex Features

A man holds a plaque of the Muslim Brotherhood emblem which was removed from the party's burnt-out headquarters in the Moqattam district Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

An Egyptian opposed to President Morsi shows a gun that was allegedly used by Muslim Brotherhood members and seized after storming their headquarters Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

An Egyptian man carries items looted from the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA

A looter sits on a chair at the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters after it was damaged by protesters Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters