UPDATED - Woman killed as Morsi supporters clash with security in east Cairo

Ahram Online, Friday 22 Aug 2014

Protests also took place in Alexandria in the north and Minya in the south

A 44 year-old woman, Zeinab Mahmoud, died on Friday amid clashes between supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and security forces in east Cairo`s Ain Shams district, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

Prosecution has ordered an autopsy for the deceased.

Ain Shams is a known stronghold for supporters of the ousted president. The neighbourhood has witnessed many bloody clashes between Morsi supporters and security forces since the ouster of Morsi in July 2013.

Also on Friday, more than five protests took place in in different districts in Alexandria, with supporters of the ousted president calling for the "return of legitimacy" and retribution for all those who died since his ouster.

The protestors held pictures of the ousted president and chanted slogans against the military and current government such as  "Down with military rule" and "Legitimacy is a red line".  

There has also been pro-Morsi protests in Upper Egypt`s governorate of Minya and the west Delta governorate of Gharbiya.

 

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