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A student has been killed in clashes with the police at the Islamic Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
On Sunday, Egyptian riot police fired buckshot and teargas at pro-Muslim Brotherhood students,
who were throwing stones at them outside the university.
A police van was also set on fire outside the gates of the building.
Those protesting are demanding the reinstatement of students who have been expelled for taking
part in the demonstrations, or for belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The protests have intensified and are continuing into a second week, in the wake of a court
ruling handing down death sentences to more than 500 alleged Brotherhood supporters.
The country's security forces have launched an intense crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood
since the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi by the military last year, killing hundreds
of its members and jailing thousands of others.