Egyptian security personnel try to contain protesters in Suez
Supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Suez burned ?three churches as well as four military armoured vehicles, as authorities in Cairo used force to disperse the pro-Morsi sit-ins on Wednesday
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Demonstrators and police exchanged fire as protesters set alight three churches in al-Geish street in Suez, leading to several people being injured.
Several hundred cars and shops were also burned down, creating a scene of mayhem in the streets.
Protesters set fire to the train station and a number of trains as well as the shops owned by Christians whilst chanting that the Christians ?and the Tamarod movement are the reason for what is happening now in Egypt.?
According to reports, civilians began helping the armed forces defend buildings and home from the protesters.
The health directorate said two people were killed and 25 others were injured in the clashes.
As the crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continued in Cairo, supporters of the movement took to the streets elsewhere in the country. Pro-Morsi demonstrations were reported in the cities of Alexandria, Aswan, Beni Suef, Kafr El-Zayat, Minya and Asyut.
In Alexandria, protesters blocked several main roads and chanted slogans against the military-backed interim government.
In Upper Egypt\'s Aswan, hundreds protested outside the governorate offices, hurling stones at the security forces and setting cars alight.
In Luxor, Morsi supporters looted shops in Aboul-Hajaj Square and set hotels owned by Coptic Christians on fire. Security sources said a police officer was recovering in hospital from severe burns after rioters set his car on fire.
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