Supporter of Mohammed Mursi killed during student protest in Cairo

A student was killed during an Islamist demonstration at Cairo University as Egyptian authorities continued their crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi.

The dead man was Mohammed Reda Mohammed Abdo, 19, a second-year engineering student, said senior health ministry official Ahmed al-Ansari and forensic authority spokesman Hisham Abdul Hamid.

The circumstances of his death on Thursday were not immediately known. Medics said that seven people were also wounded.

Witnesses said police used water cannon, tear gas and birdshot to disperse protesting students, who were demanding Mursi's reinstatement.

Mursi supporters have regularly staged protests against the military since it ousted the Islamist leader on July 3.

In recent months, they have increasingly staged demonstrations in universities.