The clashes erupted late Tuesday when a mob of Muslims attacked thousands of Christians protested against the burning of a church in Cairo last week. Muslims set fire to the church in the midst of escalating tensions between the two religious groups more of a love story between a Muslim and a Christian who unleashed a violent dispute between the families of the couple.
Officials said Wednesday that the dead were six Christians and Muslims in five years, all died from gunshot wounds. They said 94 people were injured - 73 Muslims and Christians 21.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
The fighting added to a sense of ongoing chaos in Egypt after the rise of democracy momentous 18 days that toppled veteran leader, Hosni Mubarak, on 11 February. The uprising left a security vacuum when the police have withdrawn from Cairo and other cities three days after the uprising.
Police have yet to fully reclaim the streets, which has left room for a wave of violent crime and lawlessness in some parts of the nation.
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