Three people have been killed and at least 265 others arrested during protests in Egypt, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said the three were killed in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood protesters and opponents on Friday. "Brotherhood actions caused the deaths of three citizens when they clashed with residents," it said in a statement on the clashes, which took place in several cities. The violence came amid an intensified crackdown on supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which was declared a terrorist organisation earlier this week. A 20-year-old protester was shot and killed in Damietta province, while another protester was killed in Menia when a tear gas canister struck him in the face. A third protester was killed in Cairo, according to the Health Ministry. Police also fired tear gas and birdshots at protesters at al-Azhar university in Cairo's northern district of Nasr City.
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