UPDATED: Violence at pro-Morsi protests in Cairo

Gunfire reported at Republican Guards headquarters in Heliopolis, Cairo, where supporters of ousted president Morsi are demonstrating

Ahram Online


"The Muslim Brotherhood’s Gehad El-Haddad said via Twitter that shootings at the Republican Guards headquarters were not by the guards but by neighboring military police. He said that it "is not known if [the shooting was] under panic or by order."

News agency AFP reported three dead at clashes outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard on Friday where supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi are demonstrating.
AFP reports that the pro-Morsi protesters were carrying weapons. Reuters has also quoted a figure of three dead, according to "security sources."
A military spokesman has denied using live fire against protesters in Cairo. Only blank round and tear gas have been used, he claimed in comments reported by Reuters.
The Muslim Brotherhood and their allies called for protests today against the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi, labelling the day 'the Friday of Rejection.'
Pro-Morsi marches are also taking place in Alexandria and Beheira, both in the north, and in Minya in Upper Egypt, among other cities.

In Cairo, there are a number of demonstrations in Giza, on the eastern side of the river.
The Republican Guards headquarters is a short distance from Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square where thousands of Morsi supporters have been holding a sit-in for a week now."