Thirty people were killed in clashes that erupted in Egypt, the health ministry said Saturday, as backers of former president Mohammed Morsi clashed with opponents, dpa reportd. Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, said that at least 16 of them were killed by gunshots in the head and chest, according to al-Ahram newspaper. Sultan said 1,138 people were injured. The army ousted Morsi on Wednesday following unprecedented protests by millions of Egyptians who demanded his resignation and early presidential elections. Followers of the Muslim Brotherhood and their Islamist allies vowed to continue protesting until the Islamist former president's reinstatement. Clashes began Friday in Cairo when Brotherhood supporters wanted to stage a sit-in around the Nile-side state television headquarters in Cairo, near Tahrir Square. Fighting also broke out in the northern city of Alexandria, the eastern al-Arish, among other provinces.
