Clashes broke out in Egypt again on Tuesday, according to CNN. The fighting was between supporters of the deposed president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsy and people opposed to his rule.
The clashes have resulted in at least one person dead and 11 wounded, according to the Egypt state-run media.
The new outbreak of violence occurred in front of the Ministry of Religious Endowments in the Giza neighborhood. Clashes were also occurring outside of the Ministry of the Interior.
Protestors carrying weapons fired into the air at random, creating a situation of chaos and confusion, according to security sources that spoke to CNN. This resulted in shopkeepers opening fire in return.
The Muslim Brotherhood has blamed the deaths on plainclothes policemen, who they say opened fire, according to a statement that the group released.
The fighting has been going on ever since the former president was ousted from power, resulting in deaths and injuries between opposing protestors.
Supporters of the former president have set up two camps in Cairo in protest to the coup. The campsites have been fortified with sandbags, stacks of bricks and tires, in anticipation of a government crackdown.
"We hope that negotiations can end the situation peacefully," Abdel Fattah Othman, an Interior Ministry spokesman, told news agency Al Tahrir TV.
Othman also said that the ministry has a plan to deal with protests and resulting fighting, with resources prepared to take action.
Morsy was the first democratically elected president of Egypt. He was elected in 2012 after protests forced former President Hosni Mubarak out of office after three decades.
Now, many Egyptians are unhappy with Morsy as well. He is aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, and many feel that he hasn't been inclusive and has failed to deliver on his promises. He was also accused of trying to force the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood on the Egyptian people.
News coverage of the protests.
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