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protesters clash in Egypt  Seven dead as police and protesters
clash in Egypt Cairo:  Seven people were killed and more than
260 wounded when supporters of Mohamed Morsi clashed with the
deposed president's opponents and security forces through the
night as violence returned to Egypt's streets.  Two people were
killed at a bridge in central Cairo where police and anti-Morsi
locals clashed with some of his supporters who were blocking a
route across the River Nile. Another five were killed in the
Cairo district of Giza, said the head of emergency services,
Mohamed Sultan.  The street battles, which raged into the early
hours of Tuesday morning, were the bloodiest since more than 50
Morsi supporters were killed a week ago. The violence
overshadows attempts by the authorities to press on with a
transition to full civilian rule by naming a new cabinet after
the army pushed Morsi, an Islamist, out of power on July 3.  "We
were crouched on the ground, we were p