CAIRO
The Health Ministry said Saturday that three women had been killed during a rally staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura one day earlier.
The fatalities occurred when unidentified assailants opened fire on a pro-Morsi demonstration in the city, medical and security sources told Anadolu Agency.
Several people were injured in the attack, including one woman who is currently in critical condition.
Morsi loyalists staged mass rallies in several Egyptian governorates on Friday to demand his reinstatement.
Anti-Morsi demonstrators, meanwhile, gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside the Ittihadiya presidential palace in support of an army-backed roadmap for Egypt's transitional phase.
Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Agency, told AA that at least 34 people had been injured in five governorates during Friday's demonstrations.
The army deposed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, on July 3 following mass protests against his regime.
It also suspended the constitution and installed Adly Mansour, the head of the constitutional court, as interim president.
At least 171 Egyptians have been killed and thousands injured since June 30 protests that culminated in Morsi's overthrow.
