One killed in limited clashes between pro-Morsi protesters and police

Friday 07-02-2014 06:01 PM
One killed in limited clashes between pro-Morsi protesters and police

Clashes between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood in Fayoum on June 19, 2013 - Aswat Masriya

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One person was reportedly killed on Friday after supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi took to the streets to protest Morsi's removal, medical sources told Ahram Online.

There were clashes in several parts of Egypt between protesters and security forces, as well as with opponents of the ousted Islamist president. One demonstrator was reportedly killed in clashes in Fayoum after a pro-Morsi protest was dispersed by security forces.

In Greater Cairo, security forces dispersed dozens of protesters in Nasr City and Helwan, reported Al-Ahram's Arabic website. In Matariya district, hundreds of protesters were dispersed using teargas when they tried to block traffic.

Also in Greater Cairo, supporters of Morsi clashed with locals in Sudan Street in Mohandiseen, while marching and chanting slogans against the police and the military.

Both sides exchanged rocks, according to MENA agency. Protesters also used fireworks and Molotov cocktails against their opponents, the state news agency reported.

Several shops in the area, which has regularly witnessed clashes over the past months, sustained damages in the melee.

In the towns of Agamy, Siouf and Abu Soliman in the governorate of Alexandria, pro-Morsi protesters clashed with opponents before security forces interfered, dispersing the crowds and arresting several people.

In Nile Delta's Sharqiya district several protests also took place. In the towns of Minya El-Qamh, Zagazeeg, Abu-Kebir, Hahya, Faqous and Al-Husseineya, protesters demanded the reinstatement of Morsi, who was ousted last summer, carrying banners holding the pro-Morsi Rabaa symbol.

In Damietta, a small pro-Morsi protest was quickly dispersed by opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Morsi hails

The Muslim Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy had called for the protests earlier in the week.

Meanwhile, hundreds of supporters of army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi demonstrated in Alexandria's Qaed Ibrahim district, demanding that the general run for the presidency. The demonstrators carried pictures of the army chief and banners reading "El-Sisi is my president" and denouncing the Brotherhood.

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