Hundreds of supporters of ousted President Mursi have delivered in Cairo, violent clashes with the police.
Several dozen people have been injured after Egyptian police launched tear gas into a crowd of brawling protesters in central Cairo. Officers reportedly intervened in a fight between locals and pro-Morsi protesters, who tried to block traffic.
Police fired tear gas at the protesters on and around Ramses Square in central Cairo.
Demonstrators retaliated by throwing rocks back at police.
Many protesters were injured and they received treatment at a makeshift ward set up to deal with casualties.
Thousands of people also staged a sit-in near the Rabia el Adawiya mosque to protest about Mr Morsi’s ouster by the military.
They were chanting slogans, waving Egyptian flags and holding placards.
Marches by Mr Morsi’s supporters have been largely peaceful since violence peaked a week ago when more than 50 Muslim Brotherhood supporters were killed in clashes with the military.
The deputy president of the Brotherhood’s political party, Essam el Erian, stressed for the protests and sit-ins to remain peaceful.
“The fact that our protests are peaceful is what makes them powerful,” he said.
“We will remain peaceful in our path to continue the January 25 revolution and we will not use violence to respond to the violence that targets us.”
The clashes came as US Under Secretary of State Bill Burns held talks in Cairo with Egypt’s interim president Adli Mansour about the transition plan put forward by the new leadership.
The road map calls for the amending of the Islamist-drafted constitution approved in a referendum under Mr Morsi, and then parliamentary and presidential elections early next year.
Mr Burns said Washington was committed to helping the Arab country succeed in its “second chance” at democracy, but he said it would only happen with the participation of the Muslim Brotherhood.
But his remarks signalled that Washington, while calling for an inclusive transition, is moving on from Mr Morsi and his Brotherhood group.
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