One killed, several injured in Egypt’s Alexandria

At least one person has been killed and several others injured in violent clashes which erupted during demonstrations in support of the ousted Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, in the country’s second largest city, Alexandria.

This comes as Egypt is witnessing yet another Friday of clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi.

The violence broke out after Friday prayers when Morsi’s supporters came out to oppose his ongoing trial.

Security forces later intervened and fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

Scores were injured in the crackdown, with several Brotherhood supporters arrested.

Similar protests were held in the capital Cairo and other major cities.

Morsi is currently in prison as he faces trial over involvement in the death of protesters outside the presidential palace in 2012.

In his first public appearance four months after the Egyptian military toppled him, Morsi appeared at the courthouse in the police academy eleven days ago.

Morsi’s supporters have been holding regular demonstrations to condemn the interim government’s harsh crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood and the arrest of its leaders and members.

They have been demanding justice for Brotherhood supporters killed in the army crackdown following Morsi’s ouster in early July.

The interim government took power after Morsi was ousted by the army on July 3.

A large number of Brotherhood’s officials and supporters have been held in custody by the military and police forces over the past few months, and hundreds of supporters of the group have been killed in clashes with the army during the same period.