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Egypt police clash with Islamists: Two dead | Egypt police clash with Islamists: Two dead |
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At least two demonstrators have died in clashes between Islamist protestors and police in the Egyptian capital Cairo. | At least two demonstrators have died in clashes between Islamist protestors and police in the Egyptian capital Cairo. |
The protests were called by an ultra-conservative Salafi group, which oppose the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. | The protests were called by an ultra-conservative Salafi group, which oppose the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. |
They asked protestors to defend what they call Egypt's "Islamic identity". | They asked protestors to defend what they call Egypt's "Islamic identity". |
There was a heavy security presence on the streets on Friday and police arrested dozens of Islamists ahead of the rallies. | There was a heavy security presence on the streets on Friday and police arrested dozens of Islamists ahead of the rallies. |
A friend of one of the dead told AFP that police had fired randomly on protestors. | A friend of one of the dead told AFP that police had fired randomly on protestors. |
But the interior ministry said police had come under fire, and had arrested a protestor carrying a shotgun. | But the interior ministry said police had come under fire, and had arrested a protestor carrying a shotgun. |
In a separate development, gunmen in Cairo shot dead an Egyptian brigadier general and wounded two soldiers, the military said. | In a separate development, gunmen in Cairo shot dead an Egyptian brigadier general and wounded two soldiers, the military said. |
Several high-ranking security officials have been killed since Mr Morsi was ousted | Several high-ranking security officials have been killed since Mr Morsi was ousted |
Protests elsewhere in Cairo and other regions of Egypt were quickly dispersed by police. | Protests elsewhere in Cairo and other regions of Egypt were quickly dispersed by police. |
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood had said it supported the protests but did not say whether it would take part. | Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood had said it supported the protests but did not say whether it would take part. |
His overthrow and detention was followed by a crackdown against his supporters, with hundreds killed and many more arrested. |
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