Thousands of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have gathered here as political violence continued to worsen across the country.

At least two people were killed in the northern city of Alexandria.
Clashes broke out on Friday between pro- and anti-government protesters in Alexandria's Sidi Gaber neighbourhood, outside the local headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party/

Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Cairo.