Fresh fights erupt in Egypt

{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.

BBC

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