Photo: Xinhua/STR Egyptian officials say overnight clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi have left at least seven people dead and 261 others injured.
The fighting broke out late Monday and lasted into early Tuesday, mainly in central Cairo, as Morsi supporters continue to demand his return to power.
Police fired tear gas at the Morsi loyalists, who retaliated by throwing rocks. Demonstrators also blocked Cairo's Ramses Square and a bridge, drawing tear gas from security forces who pushed them back.
Protesters held a sit-in outside the Rabia el-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo's Nasir City, a stronghold of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. Leaders of the Islamist group have vowed to escalate their protests.
Other demonstrations took place across Egypt, including in Alexandria.
A firework fired by opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi explodes during clashes in downtown Cairo, July 15, 2013.
Egyptian riot police and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi run towards pro-Morsi supporters, seen in the background, during clashes on a bridge in downtown Cairo, July 15, 2013.
Egyptian security forces fire tear gas towards supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi during clashes in downtown Cairo, July 15, 2013.
Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi block Giza square during a march near Cairo University, where protesters have been camped out, Cairo, July 15, 2013.
A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi cools people off during afternoon prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo, July 15, 2013.
A Morsi supporter arranges flags for sale in Nasr city, Cairo, July 15, 2013.
A supporter of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi attaches a poster at a blocked road linked to the Republican Guard building in Cairo, Egypt, July 15, 2013.
An Egyptian soldier keeps watch from atop a military vehicle in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, July 14, 2013.
This handout photo shows Mohamed ElBaradei being sworn in as Egypt's interim vice president for foreign relations, in front of Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour, Cairo, July 14, 2013.
A man carrying a water container on his head walks in front of a wall filled with graffiti depicting deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi with a message reading "Leave", at Tahrir Square, Cairo, July 14, 2013.
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi hold up masks of him as they gather at the Rabaa Adawiya square, where they are camping, in Cairo, July 13, 2013.
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