Dozens Killed at Cairo Protest

Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy carry an injured man to a field hospital amid clashes with security forces in Cairo on Saturday, July 27. Photo by CNN

More than 100 people have been killed at a protest by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in the capital, Cairo, doctors say.

They said more than 1,500 were also hurt. The state health ministry says 38 people had died - 180 injured.

The army ousted Morsi on 3 July. He has been formally accused of murder relating to a 2011 jail outbreak and of links to militant group Hamas.

Pro- and anti-Morsi supporters staged huge protests overnight in the capital.

Many thousands occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square in support of the army, after its chief, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, had urged people to demonstrate to provide a mandate for its intervention.

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