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Four dead in Egypt clashes: security, medical sources

Atleast another 26 people were injured in the violence

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AFPPTI Cairo
Four people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi today, one in Cairo and three to its north, security and medical sources said.

Two people died in clashes in Qalyub, north of Cairo, and a third was killed when he fell under the wheels of a train as he tried to flee, the security source told AFP.

A fourth person died in hospital after being hit by gunfire during clashes near Cairo's central Tahrir Square, Mohammed Sultan, deputy head of the emergency services, told AFP.

He added that at least another 26 people were injured in the violence, mostly by birdshot.

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First Published: Jul 23 2013 | 12:15 AM IST

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