EGYPT- Bad weather did not allow the helicopter of ousted Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, thus leading to the adjournment of the trial earlier scheduled for Wednesday.

It was said that other defendants had arrived at the police compound by helicopter but only Mr. Morsi was unable to fly in from Alexandria.

Mr Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood figures are accused of inciting the killing of protesters outside a presidential palace in 2012.

A helicopter carrying some of the defendants arrived at the National Police Academy complex in Cairo for the hearing early on Wednesday.

The court session began at about 11:15 (09:15 GMT) but was immediately adjourned until 1 February, a decision that the presiding judge put down to weather conditions.

Security outside the Cairo police compound was very heavy with three cordons in place.

Egyptian media said thousands of police were on alert and TV pictures showed some pro-Morsi protesters being arrested as they waved the four-finger salute adopted by supporters of the ousted president.

A Brotherhood-led protest march was due to take place to coincide with the latest hearing. Tear gas and live fire were used to disperse demonstrators in the Nasr City area of Cairo.