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| Egypt unrest: 11 deaths at Muslim Brotherhood protests | Egypt unrest: 11 deaths at Muslim Brotherhood protests |
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| Eleven people have died in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators across Egypt, the health ministry says. | Eleven people have died in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators across Egypt, the health ministry says. |
| The Muslim Brotherhood put the death toll at 17. Dozens of people, including police, have been wounded. | The Muslim Brotherhood put the death toll at 17. Dozens of people, including police, have been wounded. |
| The deaths were reported in the capital Cairo and the cities of Alexandria, Fayoum and Ismailia. | The deaths were reported in the capital Cairo and the cities of Alexandria, Fayoum and Ismailia. |
| Authorities have recently intensified a crackdown on the movement, which has been declared a terrorist group. | Authorities have recently intensified a crackdown on the movement, which has been declared a terrorist group. |
| In Friday's violence, police fought with demonstrators, some throwing stones and fireworks and setting police vehicles on fire, in several districts in the capital. | |
| Authorities said 122 protesters had been arrested. | |
| The health ministry said 52 people had been wounded in the clashes, with several people reported injured by birdshot in Alexandria. | |
| The latest clashes come a day after two people were killed in violence at an Islamist demonstration in the northern coastal city. | The latest clashes come a day after two people were killed in violence at an Islamist demonstration in the northern coastal city. |
| Supporters of the Brotherhood's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have held frequent protests since he was removed by the military in July. | Supporters of the Brotherhood's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have held frequent protests since he was removed by the military in July. |
| Terrorism label | Terrorism label |
| The Brotherhood, which had been banned since September from all activity, was declared a terrorist group in December after it was blamed for a suicide bombing of a police headquarters in the Nile Delta. | The Brotherhood, which had been banned since September from all activity, was declared a terrorist group in December after it was blamed for a suicide bombing of a police headquarters in the Nile Delta. |
| The Brotherhood denied carrying out the attack. A Sinai-based Salafist-jihadist group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, said it was behind the bombing, which killed at least 15 people. | The Brotherhood denied carrying out the attack. A Sinai-based Salafist-jihadist group, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, said it was behind the bombing, which killed at least 15 people. |
| Mr Morsi's government - the first to be democratically elected in Egypt - was toppled on 3 July following widespread anti-Brotherhood demonstrations. | Mr Morsi's government - the first to be democratically elected in Egypt - was toppled on 3 July following widespread anti-Brotherhood demonstrations. |
| Since then, thousands of Brotherhood members, including its leadership, had been arrested and many put on trial. | Since then, thousands of Brotherhood members, including its leadership, had been arrested and many put on trial. |
| The ousted president is on trial on several charges, including incitement to murder. | The ousted president is on trial on several charges, including incitement to murder. |