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Tieng Anh Vui
Violent clashes have broken out in the Egyptian capital Cairo where defiant supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi are staging a protest.
Running battles are taking place around the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque and several people have been injured, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville, who is at the scene.
Morsi supporters say 23 people have been killed but this is unconfirmed.
Overnight, huge rallies were held by supporters and opponents of Mr Morsi.
Many thousands occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square in support of the army, which removed Mr Morsi from office earlier this month.
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had urged people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate for its intervention.
In Egypt's second city Alexandria, at least five people were killed late on Friday when clashes broke out between rival factions, state media reported.
Then, early on Saturday, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said the sit-in protest by Morsi supporters at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo would be "brought to an end soon and in a legal manner".
He gave no details but said local residents had complained about the encampment.
Our correspondent says automatic gunfire can be heard and the area is being hit by barrages of tear gas.
Security forces appear to be forcing protesters closer to the mosque and ambulances are taking people to nearby hospitals, he adds.
Other reports said a field hospital in the area was flooded with casualties, but this could not be confirmed.
The Muslim Brotherhood - which backs Mr Morsi - said 23 people had died, Reuters reported, but this could not be confirmed.
Morsi supporters have been holding a sit-in at the mosque. Witnesses say many women and children are among them.
Since Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted on 3 July, dozens of people have died in clashes between his supporters and opponents.
Militants have also staged deadly attacks in the Sinai peninsula. Unconfirmed reports spoke of an attack on security forces in the town of Sheikh Zuwayid on Friday.
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