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Clashes in Cairo's downtown on Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary
An anti-military protester leads chanting during a rally to commemorate the second anniversary of the deaths over 40 people in clashes with security forces on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO, November 19 (Aswat Masriya ) - Mild clashes broke out between supporters of the army-backed government and their opponents near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday.
Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud deadly clashes where protesters clashed with the police, leaving over 40 people dead.
Confrontations also occurred on the anniversary last year, leaving at least three people dead.
Opponents of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's defence minister who orchestrated President Mohamed Mursi's ouster in July, chanted against him and clashed with his supporters.
Both sides pelted stones at each other, leaving some people injured.
The army forces fired teargas to disperse the crowds.
