28 killed in Egypt clashes

At least 28 people were killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt yesterday, as thousands of supporters of the military marked the anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Supporters 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.
At least 28 people were killed in Cairo and elsewhere and 83 were wounded, sources said.
Supporters of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood had marched in several cities to denounce the military's July 3 overthrow of the Islamist leader as several thousand people, some carrying pictures of army chief, waved Egyptian flags to mark the occasion.
In central Cairo, policemen fired shots and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing protesters. AFP correspondents saw them arrest and beat several suspected demonstrators.