New York Times Cairo reporter David Kirkpatrick tweets the following image of the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Cairo, where protesters are pushing for the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

In Egypt, the ransacked headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, a vandal raises a flag pic.twitter.com/Sgmy1qab3O — David D. Kirkpatrick (@kirkpatricknyt) July 1, 2013

the view from the top of the ransacked MB hq pic.twitter.com/RuZxmafjU9 — Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley) July 1, 2013

Sunday's protests, reportedly the largest in Egypt's 5,000 year history, were mostly peaceful in Cairo until the clashes erupted near MB HQ. Armed Morsi supporters barricaded inside the building faced off against protesters pelting it with firebombs and rocks.

The Associated Press reports that eight people died at the Brotherhood's headquarters.

From the AP:

After clashes raged overnight, protesters managed to breach the compound's defenses and storm the six-story building early Monday, carting off furniture, files, rugs, blankets, air conditioning units and portraits of Morsi, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.



At one point an explosion occurred in front of the building:

The AP notes that some critics of Morsi view the headquarters as the seat of real power in Egypt, arguing that the Islamist group's spiritual leader, Mohammed Badie and his powerful deputy, Khairat el-Shater, actually call the shots in the country.

The protests continue on Monday.