Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi hide behind barricades, as black smoke billows from burning tyres, during clashes with riot police at Nasr City district in Cairo, January 10, 2014. REUTERS/ Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Three people were killed in clashes in Egypt on Friday, security sources said, ahead of a referendum next week on a new constitution.
Ousted President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood has called for a boycott of the January 14 and 15 referendum, which is also seen by some as a vote on army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's popularity.
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