Morsi supporters march in Cairo

{{Supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi are continuing to stage rallies, with some clashes reported, despite a warning from the interim prime minister of an imminent crackdown on their protest camps.}}

Morsi supporters called for marches to begin after Friday afternoon prayers as the nation rested on the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

“The Egyptian people are continuing, and the days will only increase their determination to persist in their peaceful struggle until the country returns to the democratic path, until the coup is completely ended,” the Anti-Coup Alliance said in a statement.

The pro-Morsi group called on the marchers to set off from mosques in Cairo.

Twenty-eight pro-Morsi protesters and one police officer were injured when clashes broke out between the demonstrators and police as crowds gathered outside the security directorate in Fayoum, police said.

Reuters news agency later quoted security sources saying that the clashes had taken place between several hundred supporters and opponents of Morsi.

Some of the injured suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, while birdshot wounds were also reported by the health ministry.

In separate incidents in the Nile Delta province of Gharbiya, four people were injured in fights between pro-Morsi protesters and residents near an army base, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said. Thirteen Morsi supporters were arrested, according to media.

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