Two people were killed as supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi clashed in Cairo after Friday prayers, security officials said, a day after five people died in sporadic violence. Supporters of Morsi have attempted to stage rallies since Thursday, the first anniversary of a deadly police *****down in Cairo that left hundreds dead, but security forces have swiftly quashed them. On August 14, 2013, after then army chief and **w President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had ******* Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, police set upon thousands of his supporters at protest camps in Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda squares, leaving hundreds of people dead. On Friday, two people were killed when pro-Morsi supporters clashed with their opponents after the weekly Muslim prayers in Cairo's western neighbourhood of Faisal, a security official said.
08-17-2014, 08:31 AM
Two killed in Cairo as Morsi backers clash with opponents
Two people were killed as supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi clashed in Cairo after Friday prayers, security officials said, a day after five people died in sporadic violence. Supporters of Morsi have attempted to stage rallies since Thursday, the first anniversary of a deadly police *****down in Cairo that left hundreds dead, but security forces have swiftly quashed them. On August 14, 2013, after then army chief and **w President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had ******* Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, police set upon thousands of his supporters at protest camps in Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda squares, leaving hundreds of people dead. On Friday, two people were killed when pro-Morsi supporters clashed with their opponents after the weekly Muslim prayers in Cairo's western neighbourhood of Faisal, a security official said.
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