Two people died in violent protests that have erupted regarding Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's decree giving himself sweeping new powers, the country's Health Ministry said Monday, dpa reported.
Another 444 people were injured in the clashes between Morsi's opponents and supporters, it added.
Morsi, who headed the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party before becoming Egypt's first elected president, last week decreed that all his decisions and laws are immune to legal challenge and barred courts from dissolving the constituent assembly drafting the country's new constitution.
The president met late Monday with the country's top judges to try to defuse the crisis. Morsi's office said Sunday that the constitutional declaration is temporary until a new constitution is approved.
Arab media said the Egyptian court will meet next week to examine the legality of the decree and said that more than 12 lawsuits had been filed against it. They added that the case would be heard on December 4.
A 15-year-old, identified as a Muslim Brotherhood member, was killed and 60 people injured in an attack late Sunday in the Nile Delta city of Damanhour on an office of the movement, which supports Morsi.
There were no details about the second death.
Hundreds of Egyptians, meanwhile, filled Tahrir Square Monday as they took part in a funeral procession of a man killed last week in clashes between police forces and protesters on the anniversary of clashes that took place last year in central Cairo.
Protesters began a sit-in in Tahrir Square three days ago and are planning a mass demonstration on Tuesday to protest Morsi's decree.
The US embassy, located just south of Tahrir Square, announced that it will close its visa and services offices on Tuesday due to "the security situation in the vicinity."