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Mass protests erupt in Cairo following Friday prayers

Hundrends of people took the streets around Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo following Friday prayers to protest against US President Donald Trump's move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Protests have become rare in the country after a law passed in 2013 - amid persistent demonstrations calling for the reinstatement of president Mohamed Morsi - effectively banned protests.

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upheld the law in December last year, settling a years-long court battle and protecting it from further challenges.