Clashes break out in Cairo between pro-and anti-Mursi factions

Tuesday 13-08-2013 02:12 PM
Clashes break out in Cairo between pro-and anti-Mursi factions

Supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi take part in a protest around the Raba El-Adwyia mosque square in Nasr City, a suburb of Cairo June 30, 2013. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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CAIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in central Cairo on Tuesday when supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi came under attack as they marched to the Interior Ministry, a Reuters reporter said.

Supporters of the new military-installed govermment hurled stones at the marchers and threw bottles at them from balconies. Police then fired tear gas at the pro-Mursi protesters. (Reporting by Tom Finn; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Mike Collett-White)

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