Egypt Islamists march to mark 100 days since Morsi's ouster, 1 killed

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Egypt Islamists march to mark 100 days since Morsi's ouster, 1 killed

(Xinhua) 08:26, October 12, 2013

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CAIRO, Oct. 11 -- Thousands of the Muslim Brotherhood' s supporters marched in Egypt's major cities on Friday to mark the 100th days since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, leaving one people dead and seven others injured.

Clashes erupted between Morsi's supporters and their opponents in some of the cities.

State-run MENA news agency quoted a health ministry source as saying that one people was killed in the clashes in Sharqia governorate, while another seven were injured in Damietta governorate.

In northern coastal city of Alexandria, security forces fired tear gas to confront the clashes between pro- and anti-Morsi protesters.

In Cairo, army and police forces were deployed around the symbolic Tahriri square. Security unit also prevented protesters from approaching the Rabba el-Adawya square and Quba Palace.

On Friday, the Brotherhood group issued a statement, stressing that they will not reach any settlement unless Morsi returns and the 2012 constitution is restored.

Egypt's security situation has been deteriorating recently, especially after Morsi was toppled by the army on July 3.

（Editor：YaoChun、Zhang Qian）