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Egypt unrest: Five deaths at Muslim Brotherhood protests | |
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Five people have died at fresh protests mounted by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in cities across the country. | |
Police in the capital Cairo fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. | Police in the capital Cairo fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. |
It comes a day after two people were killed in clashes at an Islamist demonstration in Alexandria. | It comes a day after two people were killed in clashes at an Islamist demonstration in Alexandria. |
Supporters of the Brotherhood's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have held frequent protests since he was removed in July. The Brotherhood was last month declared a terrorist group. | Supporters of the Brotherhood's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have held frequent protests since he was removed in July. The Brotherhood was last month declared a terrorist group. |
The military-backed government has pursued a crackdown on the organisation in recent months. | The military-backed government has pursued a crackdown on the organisation in recent months. |
Friday's deaths were reported in the cities of Fayoum, Ismailiya and Alexandria. | |
A further eight people, including a police officer, were injured in Ismailiya. | |
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. | |
Even before it was declared a terrorist group, thousands of Brotherhood members, including its leadership, had been arrested and many put on trial. | Even before it was declared a terrorist group, thousands of Brotherhood members, including its leadership, had been arrested and many put on trial. |
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. |
The ousted president was arrested and faces several criminal charges relating to his time in office. | The ousted president was arrested and faces several criminal charges relating to his time in office. |