Five people – including two policemen – were killed when protesters and security forces clashed in the Egyptian city of Port Said, officials say.
At least 400 people were injured in the fighting overnight, officials said.
Port Said has been rocked by violence since January, when 21 local football fans were sentenced to death over deadly football riots in 2012.
Thousands of people joined the funeral procession on Monday for those killed in the clashes.
Angry mourners shouted anti-government slogans during the procession.
The latest violence comes at a time of heightened political tension in Egypt.
The country has been increasingly polarised between pro-Islamists and liberal and secular forces since Islamists swept to power in parliamentary and presidential elections last year.
Scores of people have died in clashes across the country this year amid protests against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and grievances over the treatment of those convicted over the football riots.
BBC
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