Clashes between supporters and president Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, 23 November 2012 (Photo: AP)
Clashes have erupted in two cities in northern Egypt between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi during opposition demonstrations on Friday.
Hundreds of unidentified assailants - accused by protesters of being Muslim Brotherhood members - threw stones and firebombs at protesters rallying against the Brotherhood Friday in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.
The clashes in the coastal city also caused the stoppage of trains.
According to Ahram’s Arabic-language news website, Mohamed Sultan, the head of Egypt's ambulance services, said that at least eight had been injured during the clashes in Alexandria.
Protesters and riot police also clashed in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, after demonstrators tried to torch a Muslim Brotherhood office.
The protests are part of a nationwide call to rally against what the protesters claim are unfair actions that Morsi has taken against the opposition.
On Monday, Egypt's prosecutor-general issued arrest warrants for five of Egypt's most prominent democracy advocates and activists over allegations that they instigated violence last week near the Brotherhood's headquarters in Cairo, where nearly 200 people were injured.
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