Military forces fired teargas Friday evening at a group of pro-Morsi protesters near the presidential palace in Heliopolis, in a bid to hold them back from accessing a nearby street, where rival anti-Morsi rallies are taking place, state news agency MENA reported.
Protesters, however, continued to attempt to push past the army lines. Troops responded by firing more volleys of teargas to disperse the crowd, MENA added.
One of the protest organisers called on 50 women to move to the frontline in the fight to deter the army from attacking the march.
Rival rallies by supporters and opponents of toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi are taking place across several parts of Cairo, heightening concerns of a violent showdown between both factions.
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