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at least nine people are dead in egypt after supporters of ousted president mohamed mor
si clashed with security forces tuesday on the first day of a key vote on a new constitution
. the military-backed interim government wants
the new charter to replace the constitution passed while morsi was in power.
the military is hoping to get strong backing for the charter to validate its removal of
morsi. a strong 'yes' vote on a new constitution
could also pave the way for fresh election s.
despite tight security for the two-day vote five people were killed in clashes in and
around cairo. four people were killed and more wounded in
sohag though details of the incident are disputed .
even before the voting began a bomb explod ed near a courthouse in cairo but no one was
hurt.