CAIRO, Jan 1 (Aswat Masriya) – A student was found shot dead following a Muslim Brotherhood protest in Sharqiya on Wednesday, security sources said.

Sources at the Sharqiya Security Headquarters told Aswat Masriya that Mohamed Hamed, a student at al-Azhar University’s school of medicine, died due to a chest wound.

A march organised by the banned Muslim Brotherhood was reported to the police, the sources said, adding that the report accused the protesters of using fireworks and rioting. When security forces arrived to the scene of the march, it was already dispersed and Hamed was found dead.

The prosecution is currently investigating the incident.

The Muslim Brotherhood has come under attack since the military ouster of its leader Mohamed Mursi from the presidency in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule. The military-installed regime has since then rounded up thousands of Brotherhood members and supporters and killed hundreds of protesters in confrontations with security forces.

Egypt listed the Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation in December 2013 and insists it is behind the stringent wave of militancy which has targeted security personnel since Mursi's ouster. The Brotherhood continuously denies the accusations, distancing itself from one militant attack after the other.