At least 12 people were killed across Egypt on Friday, the health ministry said, in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
Egypt's military-backed interim government has ordered police to end sit-in protests in Cairo by supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi, declaring them a threat to national security.
Tens of thousands of ousted president Mohamed Morsi supporters took into the streets of Egypt on Friday demanding the reinstatement of Morsi, amid warnings by the military of a crackdown on violent protests.
Baltaji, former pro-Mubarak thugs, attacked early Thursday Morsi loyalists protesting against the military coup in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.