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Fresh Muslim Brotherhood clashes erupt across Egypt | |
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One person has been killed in fresh clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police in Egypt. | |
The fatality happened in Samalut, in southern Minya province. Violence was also reported in other cities, including the capital, Cairo. | |
Some 148 Muslim Brotherhood supporters have been arrested, officials said. | |
Scores of Muslim Brotherhood supporters have been detained since the group was formally designated a terrorist organisation on Wednesday. | |
Authorities have cracked down on the Brotherhood since July, when Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, who belongs to the group, was deposed by the army. | |
A student was killed in clashes between Islamist students and opponents in Cairo on Thursday night. | |
As Friday prayers ended, riot police tried to stop Mr Morsi's supporters holding protest rallies. | |
At the Islamic Al Azhar University, police fired tear gas as demonstrators protesting over the death of the student hurled stones. | |
Al Azhar, one of the main centres of Sunni Muslim learning, has been the scene of repeated clashes between Islamist students and police in recent months. |