CAIRO, Jan 23 (Aswat Masriya) - A young woman was shot dead and another was injured on Friday amid clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and residents in east Alexandria, a health ministry official said.

Clashes broke out between pro-Brotherhood supporters and residents of Miami district east of Alexandria, Alexandria Investigations Head, Sherif Abdel Hamid, said, adding that a number of people were wounded.

Brotherhood supporters have organised protests in a number of Egyptian governorates since the military toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Brotherhood after mass protests against his rule in 2013.