Egypt Update: Al-jazeera

 Supporters of the deposed Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, have called for a "million-man march" on Tuesday night.

"We... call for a million person march under the banner of 'Martyrs of the Coup' on Tuesday," said the alliance of Islamist parties, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, which is organising the protest. They urged Egyptians "to go out into the streets and squares, to regain their freedom and dignity that are being usurped by the bloody coup, and for the rights of the martyrs assassinated by its bullets."
At least 72 of his supporters were killed in the early hours of Saturday morning by security forces.
The group has also called for marches at "security administration buildings" on Monday night.

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Meanwhile, in the Sinai, violence continues, with one soldier killed and eight others wounded in a firefight between security forces and unidentified gunmen at an army barracks at Rafah.
The firefight broke out early this morning when  the gunmen drove up to the barracks and opened fire at security forces who then returned fire, police sources told Al Jazeera.

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Egypt's security forces have  just arrested two leaders from the Wasat Party, reports Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh.
Abul Ela Madi and Essam Sultan have been charged with incitement and insulting the judiciary.
The Wasat party is an off-shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, that was formed in the mid-1990s.

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A march of thousands of Mohamed Morsi supporters which was bound for the Military Intelligence headquarters appears now to have turned back towards the Nasr City sit-in, reports Al Jazeera's team in Cairo.
With the military issuing a warning that it would not tolerate any protest activity near military installations, there were fears that things could once again have turned violent if the marchers had stayed on course.
We'll keep you updated on any developments, as and when they happen.

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Ahmed Ali, a spokesman for the Egyptian armed forces has issued a statement in light of reports that protesters are planning on gathering in front of the headquarters of Egypt's Military Intelligence.
The statement goes as follows:

The Armed Forces calls on protesters to stay away from military installations in general and the Military Intelligence headquarters building in particular, since that is a vital and protected installation. Therefore any person who gets too close or tries to engage with the military personnel protecting it exposes themselves to danger, in accordance with the law.
"Citizens' right to peaceful protest is guaranteed by the law, but any violation of the parameters of peaceful protest is considered as breaking the law and risks citizens' lives.
"This warning by the Armed Forces to citizens to stay away from military installations is not a threat, it comes as part of a process aimed at protecting the nation and it's people." 

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Protests in favour of deposed President Mohamed Morsi continue in nine Egyptian cities tonight. Demonstrations calling for an end to military rule are taking place in Fayoum, Aswan, El-Arish, Beni Suef, Minya, Sharqiya, Mansoura, Sohag and in the capital Cairo.