Muslim Brotherhood supporter dies in Cairo clash

A supporter of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood died of a gunshot wound in clashes near central Cairo, medical sources said.         

The clashes broke out on Friday as pro-Morsi protesters marched in the Manial neighborhood. Violence broke out in several other Egyptian cities as Brotherhood supporters marched in defiance of a security crackdown.       

This as, an Egyptian army vehicle fired live rounds in the direction of Muslim Brotherhood supporters who had been pushed away from Cairo's Tahrir Square by security forces on Friday, a Reuters witness said.                        

In the capital, backers of Morsi, who was ousted by the military in July, clashed with police on the road that leads to the pyramids in the suburb of Giza. 
                     
Fighting also took place between supporters and opponents of Morsi in Alexandria and two cities in the Nile Delta.         

Egyptian authorities had warned the Brotherhood that any new sit-in protest camps would not be tolerated.      

This comes after an Egyptian security official said gunmen have attacked an army convoy east of Cairo, killing two soldiers.               

The official said attackers opened fire at the convoy of mostly military trucks towing tanks and other armored vehicles on Friday morning on the road between the Suez Canal city of Ismailia and Cairo.                 

He said the two killed were conscripts. Two other soldiers were wounded in the attack and were taken to hospital. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media.              

Militants have stepped up attacks against Egyptian troops, mostly in the volatile Sinai Peninsula but also on occasion have come closer to the country's capital.               


REUTERS/AP