17 killed, 100s injured in Egypt clashes

At least 17 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Egypt during clashes between opponents and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
In the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the fierce clashes between rival protesters erupted after Friday prayers over this month’s ouster of Morsi in a military coup.
An eyewitness said The pro-Morsi protesters were marching through the city’s streets when their opponents attacked them with guns, knives, and rocks.
Five people were killed and at least 50 injured in the Alexandria violence.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians heeded a call by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to hold rallies in favor of the coup, while tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood activists and their supporters took to the streets to demand Morsi’s reinstatement.
On July 3, Sisi announced that Morsi, a former leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was no longer in office and declared that the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmoud Mansour, had been appointed as the new interim president of Egypt. The army also suspended the constitution.
Army officials said Morsi, who took office in June 2012, was being held “preventively” by the military.
On July 5, Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohammed Badie said the coup against Morsi was illegal and millions would remain on the street until he is reinstated as president.