Five civilians killed in Eypt clashes

A poster of deposed Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi is seen amongst the debris of a protest camp that was cleared during a blitz by Cairo's security forces. File photo: Reuters

A poster of deposed Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi is seen amongst the debris of a protest camp that was cleared during a blitz by Cairo's security forces. File photo: Reuters

Published Aug 31, 2013

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Cairo - Five civilians died in clashes in Egypt on Friday when opponents and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi clashed in several cities, the health ministry said on Saturday.

Three were killed in clashes in the Giza district in Cairo, one in the canal city of Port Said and one in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, the ministry said in a statement.

Thousands of Morsi's supporters had marched across the country on Friday denouncing the July 3 coup that overthrew the Islamist president.

Separately, the interior ministry said two policemen were killed in militant attacks on Friday in North Sinai, where security forces have been battling a semi-insurgency since Morsi's overthrow. - Sapa-AFP

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