Violent clashes reportedly erupted in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Tuesday evening during a protest in support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which former president Mohammad Mursi hails.

Violent clashes reportedly erupted in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Tuesday evening during a protest in support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which former president Mohammad Mursi hails.

According Al-Ahram's Arabic website, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood supporters were attacked by residents of Alexandria's El-Seyouf district after they chanted against army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, who removed Mursi from power on 3 July following mass protests against his rule.

Live ammunition and birdshot were fired during the clashes, Al-Ahram's Arabic reporter in Alexandria reported.

As of 9 p.m. local time, no official account of casualties from the clashes has been released.

In a related context, clashes have erupted between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president, Mohammad Mursi, in the northeastern city of Zagazig, leaving at least eleven students injured.