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Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi clashed with rival protesters on Friday on a central Cairo bridge near Tahrir Square, continuing a bloody day of protests that left more than a dozen people dead amid uncertainty about the country's political future. A total of 17 people were reported dead in clashes across the country, according to Egypt's Ministry of Health. Hundreds more were injured. Thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators marched on the October 6 Bridge over the Nile after a speech from Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie in which he demanded Morsi's reinstatement. After his arrest was ordered earlier this week, Badie appeared on stage at an Islamist rally in Cairo on Friday, saying that the group would not concede on Morsi's reinstatement, "otherwise it is our lives," Reuters reported. No army vehicles appeared to block the path of the marchers as they headed in the direction of the square where jubilant anti-Morsi demonstrators celebrated his ouster earlier this week. A military helicopter flew overhead as the Morsi supporters crossed the bridge on Friday before a large group congregated outside a state TV building. The marchers engaged in clashes with anti-Morsi demonstrators in the area around the October 6 Bridge, with the fighting sometimes coming to hand-to-hand clashes, as gunshots were heard and rocks and fireworks were thrown. The fighting continued for more than an hour as ambulances were blocked from assisting the injured, with no substantial military or police presence seen until a series of military personnel carriers moved across the bridge as the fighting slowed. Obama urges Morsi to be 'responsive' to protesters' demands Obama Calls Mohamed Morsi: President Urges Egypt Leader To Respond To Protesters Egypt protest leaders to Obama: 'Stay out of it' Obama Calls Egypt's Morsi and Says U.S. 'Does Not Support' Either Side FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Egypt massive anti-govt rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square 30 june 2013 Egyptian opposition movements are staging a massive anti-government rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside the Presidential Palace, one year after President Mohamed Morsi's inauguration. Tahrir square egyptian, egypt, american killed, cairo, muslim brotherhood, muslim, islam, muslim freedom, riot, egypt riot, egypt protests, protesters, protest, muslim protests, muslim protesters, president, civil war, war, deadly, killed, died, die, alexandria, clashes broke out, broke out, clashes, anti-government, sidi gaber, Morsi, mosque, Nasr district, rally, supporters, Islamist, stormed, violence escalates, pro-government, egypt president, morsi, inauguration, Tahrir square. civil unrest, unrest, civil egyptian, egypt, american killed, cairo, muslim brotherhood, muslim, islam, muslim freedom, riot, egypt riot, egypt protests, protesters, protest, muslim protests, muslim protesters, president, civil war, war, deadly, killed, died, die, alexandria, clashes broke out, broke out, clashes, anti-government, sidi gaber, Morsi, mosque, Nasr district, rally, supporters, Islamist, stormed, violence escalates, pro-government, egypt president, morsi, inauguration, Tahrir square. civil unrest, unrest, civil egypt protest 2013 egypt protest 2013 egypt protest 2013 egypt protest 2013 egypt protest 2013 egypt protest 2013
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