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| Egyptian riot police clash with Mohamed Morsi supporters in Cairo | Egyptian riot police clash with Mohamed Morsi supporters in Cairo |
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| Egyptian riot police fired teargas at hundreds of protesters demanding the return of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, leaving them besieged inside a Cairo university. | Egyptian riot police fired teargas at hundreds of protesters demanding the return of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, leaving them besieged inside a Cairo university. |
| Sunday's clashes marked the second day of unrest at al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's most prominent centre of learning. Many supporters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood are students at al-Azhar, a stronghold of the group, which is close to the site of a former protest camp raided by security forces in August, leaving hundreds dead and sparking days of unrest. | Sunday's clashes marked the second day of unrest at al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's most prominent centre of learning. Many supporters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood are students at al-Azhar, a stronghold of the group, which is close to the site of a former protest camp raided by security forces in August, leaving hundreds dead and sparking days of unrest. |
| The students' protest began with a march on the campus, where protesters hurled stones at the administrator's offices, smashed windows and broke down doors, the university's deputy head, Ibrahim el-Houdhoud, said. | The students' protest began with a march on the campus, where protesters hurled stones at the administrator's offices, smashed windows and broke down doors, the university's deputy head, Ibrahim el-Houdhoud, said. |
| He told the al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr news channel that he had warned the protesters not to leave campus and clash with security forces. The protesters, however, ignored the advice, marching out of the main gates to hold prayers for students killed in previous clashes. | He told the al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr news channel that he had warned the protesters not to leave campus and clash with security forces. The protesters, however, ignored the advice, marching out of the main gates to hold prayers for students killed in previous clashes. |
| In a separate incident gunmen on a motorcycle fired on wedding guests outside a Coptic Christian church in a Cairo suburb, killing three people, security sources said. | In a separate incident gunmen on a motorcycle fired on wedding guests outside a Coptic Christian church in a Cairo suburb, killing three people, security sources said. |
| The masked assailants shot randomly at the people as they left the church on Sunday night, the sources said. The victims were a man, a woman and an eight-year-old girl, according to a statement from the interior ministry. The ministry did not offer a motive for the shooting, which happened in Cairo's Waraa neighbourhood | |
| Sunday's protests came amid heated debate over a new law that would place tougher restrictions on demonstrators, including heavy fines and possible prison sentences for violators. | |
| Morsi was overthrown by the military on 3 July after millions took to the streets to demand he step down. Since then, Cairo has seen non-stop demonstrations by his supporters demanding his return. A military-backed crackdown has left hundreds dead and seen thousands arrested. | Morsi was overthrown by the military on 3 July after millions took to the streets to demand he step down. Since then, Cairo has seen non-stop demonstrations by his supporters demanding his return. A military-backed crackdown has left hundreds dead and seen thousands arrested. |
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