Three dead and 58 wounded in Friday clashes

Saturday 24-05-2014 06:24 PM
Three dead and 58 wounded in Friday clashes

A student supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi waves the yellow flag bearing the four-fingered Rabaa sign during a demonstration outside Cairo University May 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

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CAIRO, May 24 (Aswat Masriya) Three people were killed and 58 were wounded in clashes across Egypt on Friday, Egypt's health ministry said. 

Two people were killed and 29 were wounded in Cairo alone, the ministry added in a statement published by the state news agency. 

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, that supports the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Mursi, had called for demonstrations ahead of Monday's vote.

Egyptians are voting for a new president on Monday and Tuesday. 

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