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BREAKING: One dead, 8 injured in Tahrir Square clashes
A protester runs with a tear gas canister fired by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo January 27, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi announced on Sunday he was imposing a state of emergency for 30 days in three cities along the Suez Canal that have been the scene of the worst violence that flared at the weekend, killing more than 45 people. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
One person was shot dead and eight others were wounded with shotgun pellets amid clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Mursi below October 6th Bridge near Abdel Moneim Riad Square, a medical source said.
The clashes are still ongoing between the two sides in the square, the state news agency reported.
The wounded were taken to al-Mounira, al-Helal and al-Qasr al-Aini hospitals.
