50 killed in clashes

At least 50 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt on October 6, as thousands of the military’s supporters marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Loyalists of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, overthrown in a July military coup, tried to converge on a central Cairo square for the anniversary celebrations, when police confronted them. The death toll was the highest in clashes between Islamists and police since several days of violence starting on August 14 killed more than 1,000 people.

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