Police fire tear gas in Cairo's Tahir Square as supporters of ousted Morsi march One supporter 'dies of gunshot wound in clashes' Troops sealed off the square with tanks and barbed wire Security forces fired tear gas as local residents and protesters clashed Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square and several other main streets as clashes broke out during a march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi today. Troops sealed off the square with tanks and barbed wire, diverting traffic from the central plaza as thousands of Morsi supporters marched from several districts in the city, with plans to converge into the square. Security forces also fired tear gas and shot in the air elsewhere in the city as local residents and protesters clashed and threw stones at each other. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans during a protest against the military near Rabaa al-Adawiya square Clashes erupted in several Egyptian cities on Friday after supporters of the deposed President took to the streets to demand the end of army-backed rule, in defiance of a security crackdown The clashes broke out today as pro-Mursi protesters marched in the Manial neighborhood. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group, from which Mr Morsi hails, is escalating protests to coincide with commemorations of Egypt's October 6 opening strike in the 1973 war with Israel. A supporter of Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood died of a gunshot wound in clashes near central Cairo, medical sources said. Earlier in the day, at least two Egyptian soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected militants on an army convoy east of Cairo. Protesters flashed four fingers, their symbol in online and street campaigns for demonstrations Protesters were pushed away by other Egyptians armed with sticks and bottles who chased them in the streets Thousands of Morsi supporters - wearing masks bearing his face - marched from several districts in the city, with plans to converge into the square Protesters encircled security forces and army troops guarding the square, prompting other security forces to fire volleys of tear gas to send the demonstrators away. 'Down down with the murderer!' protesters chanted, in reference to Defense Minister and Army Chief Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, who forced Morsi out of power after millions took to the streets this past summer demanding he step down. Meanwhile, civilians believed to be supporters of the military engaged in clashes with Morsi supporters that involved firing guns and throwing rocks. Security forces fired tear gas and shot in the air elsewhere in the city as local residents and protesters clashed and threw stones at each other Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi A supporter of Egypt's ousted Morsi holds a placard showing an open palm with four raised fingers, which has become a symbol of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters had held a sit-in for weeks that was violently dispersed in August Protesters were pushed away by other Egyptians armed with sticks and bottles who chased them in the streets before the two sides started hurling stones just steps from the Egyptian museum, located at one of the main entrances of the square. 'We will go protest and take all streets possible,' said Mohammed Said, 45, during a march from the Dokki neighborhood to Tahrir. We will get in Tahrir at any price. Another rally ended at a Defense Ministry building and a second at Rabaa el-Adawiyah mosque in eastern Cairo, where a pro-Morsi protest camp was violently dismantled on August 14. Troops backed with armored vehicles beefed up security in the vicinity of the mosque, where protesters chanted slogans against the military. Protesters flashed four fingers, their symbol in online and street campaigns for demonstrations. Violence broke out in several other Egyptian cities as Brotherhood supporters marched in defiance of a security crackdown.