SUEZ, Egypt
Nine people were injured Thursday when Egyptian police dispersed a protest by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in the northeastern province of Suez, eyewitnesses said.
Gunfire was heard in Al-Gharib area as clashes erupted between the police and protesters, the witnesses added.
A statement by the main pro-Morsi bloc, the National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, confirmed the casualties and said that the victims were not treated at government hospitals over fears of being arrested.
A security source said that police forces used teargas to break up the pro-Morsi protest.
The rally came as part of ongoing protests called by the alliance to show support for the ousted president and rejection to recently-elected President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the former army general who led the army to oust democratically elected Morsi last July.
By Sayed Abdel-Nabi
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