A US citizen was killed during clashes in Alexandria between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Reuters reports, citing security officials.

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It is reported that the young man died from a stab wound to the chest. He was attacked near the Muslim Brotherhood office while he was filming the incident on his mobile phone. The wounded man was urgently taken to a military hospital, but he could not be saved.

The name and age of the deceased have not been released. According to unofficial data, he was a freelance correspondent for a news agency.

Earlier it was reported that during the clashes that broke out in different regions of the country on the eve of the anniversary of the inauguration of M. Morsi, one person was killed and more than 150 were injured. Particularly violent clashes were recorded in Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria.

The city of Port Said is also uneasy. There, during a demonstration, an explosion occurred in a crowd of oppositionists. As a result, one person died and five were injured.

The day before, M. Morsi addressed his fellow citizens. The head of state admitted that some mistakes were made on his part. “In some ways I was right, but in others I was wrong. A year after taking office, I realized that radical measures were necessary to implement the ideas of the revolution,” the president said.

He apologized to his fellow citizens for the interruptions in gasoline supplies and the high level of unemployment in the country, but then switched to more aggressive rhetoric. The head of state accused his political opponents of being unwilling to engage in dialogue and compromise.

American killed in clashes in Egypt