Dozens injured in attack on pro-Morsi rally in Egypt's Fayoum

Aswat Masriya, Saturday 27 Jul 2013

Pro-Morsi march attacked by unknown assailants in Fayoum, injuring dozens according to eyewitnesses

Unknown assailants with firearms have attacked a pro-Morsi march in the Egyptian governorate of Fayoum Saturday morning, Reuters' Aswat Masriya website reported.

An eyewitness told Aswat Masriya that a group of young men attacked the pro-Morsi march Saturday morning with live rounds and birdshot. Police then arrived and dispersed the clashes with teargas.

No official account on the injury toll had been provided as of 11am.

Deadly violence was witnessed in Cairo and other cities where rival mass protests were held throughout Friday across the country.

Egyptian defence minister and army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had called for Friday protests to support the army in "confronting violence and terrorism" following the 3 July military ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood continues to hold demonstrations to press for Morsi's reinstatement.

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