DHAKA: An Egyptian court acquitted 155 people arrested during deadly clashes in the capital between Islamist protesters and police in October.

Egypt state media reported Sunday, reports TDS.

The Cairo misdemeanour court on Saturday dismissed the charges of assaulting policemen and vandalism over the October 6 clashes that killed almost 50 people, state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.

Appeals courts in Alexandria the same day ordered the release of 21 female protesters, including 14 women previously sentenced to up to 11 years in jail for a violent protest in the coastal city.

More than 1,000 people have been killed and thousands arrested in a police crackdown on Islamist supporters of president Mohamed Mursi following his overthrow in July.

Mursi and much of the leadership of his Muslim Brotherhood movement are now standing trial on charges of inciting violence during and after his turbulent one year in power.

BDST: 1630 HRS, DEC 08, 2013