From Aljazeera

At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in Cairo after thousands took to the streets of the Egyptian capital against the government of President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, heeding to a call by the opposition Salafi Front.

The protesters were killed  after security forces opened fire in the district of Matrya in eastern Cairo, witnesses told Al Jazeera.

The protests by the Salafi Front, a faction concentrated in parts of the Nile Delta, are being held at the same time as regular Friday demonstrations that have been held by supporters of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood since the toppling of President Mohamed Morsi.

On its Facebook page, the Salafi Front has called for a “Muslim Youth Uprising” to “topple military rule in Egypt,” urging followers to “raise your Quran”.

The protests are the first attempt in months to hold large demonstrations in the country. More than a 100 people were arrested in advance of the Salafist demonstrations.

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