Protesters clash over Egypt leader's first 100 days

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Khaled Desouki / AFP - Getty ImagesAn anti-Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi protester cries on the ground as a man tries to calm him down during clashes with Morsi supporters in Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.By NBC News wire servicesOpponents and supporters of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi clashed in  Cairo on Friday in the first street violence between rival factions  since the Islamist leader took office.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld Islamists and their  opponents threw stones, bottles and petrol bombs, and some fought  hand-to-hand, showing how feelings still run high between the rival  groups trying to shape the new Egypt after decades of autocracy, even  though the streets have generally been calmer since Morsi's election in  June.

The two sides hurled stones and chunks of concrete and beat each other  for sticks for several hours, leaving more than 100 injured, according  to the state news agency.




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