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Mursi supporters clash with police at Cairo University

2014-01-17 1,694 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />One student was killed as protesters backing ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clashed with riot police at Cairo University on Thursday (January 16).<br/> <br />The clashes took place a day after Egyptians voted on a constitutional referendum planned as a first step on a political roadmap set out by the military-backed government that removed him.<br/> <br />There have been sporadic clashes at universities in Cairo and around Egypt for several months, and which have intensified following the passage of a law that severely restricts the right to protest.<br/> <br />State media reported on Thursday that Egypt's new constitution was overwhelmingly approved in the referendum, an expected victory that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency.<br/> <br />At Cairo University, student protesters threw stones at riot police who formed a cordon in the square outside the main entrance to the campus. The police fired teargas a

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