November 30, 2013 -- Updated 0130 GMT (0930 HKT)
(CNN) -- In the latest wave of violence in Egypt,
eight people were injured Friday in clashes during protests in support
of ousted President Mohamed Morsy.
Hundreds of pro-Morsy
activists took to the streets throughout the Middle East nation, defying
a new law by the government banning unauthorized protests.
Police fired tear gas at
rallies in support of the former president when clashes with security
forces erupted Friday in Giza, Kasr Al-Qoba and Helwan around Cairo, as
well as the northern city of Damietta, according to the state-run
Al-Ahram news website.
Some 85 people were
arrested for their participation in Friday's protest called by the
Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group whose activities have been banned,
state news outlet Egynews reported Friday, citing a security source at
the Interior Ministry.
Supporters of Morsy and
the Muslim Brotherhood have been staging protests calling for his
reinstatement as president. Morsy was forced out of office in July and
taken into custody.
He now faces charges of
incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last
December. Morsy has refused to recognize the court.
Friday's violence occurs
during a week of widespread criticism and demonstrations in the country
over the new protest law, which is opposed by both Islamists and human
rights activists. The law requires organizers to seek permission from
authorities before gathering and gives police the right to cancel
demonstrations and to disperse them with force.
Several hundred people
have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces
since the military removed him in July.
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