Nineteen people were injured on Friday in clashes that erupted in Tanta and Mahalla cities, the health ministry's undersecretary in Gharbiya Mohamed Sharshar said.

Clashes between opponents and supporters of former president Mohamed Mursi in Mahalla left 13 injured. Six of them suffered injuries from shotgun pellets, Sharshar stated.

In Tanta, six people were injured, three of whom sustained injuries from shotgun pellets, he added.

The injured was taken to hospitals for treatment, the undersecretary said.