Anti government riots continue on the streets of the capital

(6 Apr 2013) ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Wide of protesters running away from tear gas in distance 2. Zoom in on tear gas in street, man picks up and throws canister 3. Mid of protesters standing near fire in street, man beating drum 4. Mid of protester carrying flag of April 6 Youth Movement, people moving away from tear gas 5. Wide of chanting protesters, tear gas in distance 6. Mid of police riot vehicles in street 7. Wide of riot police firing tear gas 8. Mid of protester holding up cross and Quran amongst crowd, tear gas in background 9. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sherif Mahmod, protester: "We were protesting peacefully, chanting normal slogans, when all of a sudden we saw tear gas canisters being fired without any alert. We didn't exceed the limit between us and the police." 10. Wide of protesters moving barriers in street STORYLINE: Police fired tear gas on Saturday at hundreds of protesters in central Cairo, as they called for the Egyptian president to resign. They had gathered outside the chief prosecutor's office. "We were protesting peacefully, chanting normal slogans, when all of a sudden we saw tear gas canisters being fired without any alert," said demonstrator Sherif Mahmod. Protest action was organised across the country, to mark the fifth anniversary of the formation of the April 6th Youth Movement. The movement, which played a key role in the revolt that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak in 2011, initially backed President Mohamed Morsi in the presidential run-offs in June against a former regime-era official. But the group has grown disillusioned with Morsi, and accuses him of trying to monopolise power. It is demanding changes to parts of the new constitution, which was passed in a contentious referendum last year. Some in the group are angry that Morsi's government is engaged in reconciliation talks with former regime officials, and demand sweeping reforms in the country's police and judiciary. Among the most contentious issues is that the president appointed his own attorney general, a move the opposition says blurs the separation of powers and throws into question the prosecutor's ability to independently investigate the presidency. Egypt is reeling from seemingly endless waves of protests and political turmoil pitting a largely secular and liberal opposition against Morsi, his Muslim Brotherhood backers and fellow Islamists. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...