4 Musri Supporters Killed, Thousands of Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike

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Four people were killed late Friday when security forces dispersed a rally staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi in eastern Cairo, a source in the pro-Mursi National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy said.

The four, including two women, were killed when policemen used live bullets to disperse the rally in Ain Shams district, the source said.
Several protesters were reportedly injured in the dispersal, according to the source.
Security officials could not be reached for comment.

Mursi's supporters staged a fresh round of rallies on Friday to protest the results of Egypt's presidential election, which showed an overwhelming victory for former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.

The Muslim Brotherhood, the movement from which Mursi hails, and supporters of the ousted president had largely boycotted the vote.
The presidential election was the second step in an army-imposed roadmap for Egypt's political transition following Mursi's overthrow.

This comes as 20,000 prisoners in Egypt have gone on a week-long hunger strike in protest against "mistreatment and torture inside prisons".
Haytham Abo Khalil, the director of the Center for Human Rights Victims, said Friday that the hunger strike began in over 114 detention centers and prisons across the country.
Abo Khalil said the prisoners want to draw global attention to their sufferings inside Egypt's detention centers.

There have been reports of widespread and systematic mistreatment and torture being carried out in Egyptian detention facilities. Military rulers deny the allegations.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team