Thousands of President Morsi’s supporters gather in central Cairo on June 21, 2013.
At least one person has been killed and 237 people injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in the Nile Delta city of Mansura, the Health Ministry has said.
The clashes broke out on Wednesday when opponents of the president began throwing rubbish at his supporters who were holding a rally in the coastal city, AFP reported, citing a security official.
Gehad al-Haddad, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, said one person was killed in the clashes.
The injured were transferred to Mansura International Hospital where hospital officials said two people were taken to the intensive care unit with live bullet wounds.
The violence erupted just hours before Morsi prepared to address the nation on his achievements during his first year in office.
Meanwhile, troops have been deployed across Egyptian cities ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to demand the president resign.
Several political groups say the government is dominated by Muslim Brotherhood. The opposition also accuses Morsi of deviating from the 2011 revolution that toppled the Western-backed regime of Hosni Mubarak.
Morsiâ„¢s supporters, however, say the president is cleansing Egyptian institutions of corruption. They also believe that he needs time to put into practice the principles of the 2011 revolution.
The president’s supporters have strongly condemned the upcoming opposition rally, which marks Morsiâ„¢s first year in office, as a coup against democracy.
Egypt has witnessed continuing anti-government protests since Morsi took office in June 2012 in a landmark election held following the ouster of Mubarak.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV