adminEGYPTIAN police fired tear gas yesterday at student supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi who were protesting at the university in the Nile Delta town of Mansoura, witnesses said. Four people were hurt in clashes between the students, police and residents that erupted near the Mansoura University campus, according to security sources. Witnesses said the rival groups threw stones at each other. The sound of birdshot fire was also heard but it was not clear from which side it came.
Hundreds of students in different universities in Egypt have staged protests for weeks against the army and in support of Morsi. Most have been met with tear gas and arrests.
Egypt has seen a wave of violence since the army overthrew Morsi in July amid mass protests against his rule. Hundreds have been killed, mostly from Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist supporters as well as about 100 security officers. — Reuters.
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