Clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted President Morsi have killed twelve in Alexandria and three in Cairo reports the BBC.
The violence was sparked by the killing of three pro-Morsi demonstrators by security forces in another part of Cairo.
Although calm has been restored militarily in Cairo, official figures state that 26 have died in violence across the nation with hundreds more injured.
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