CAIRO (Update 4) - Egypt accuses "some bodies" of seeking to stoke chaos and tension in the country for several reasons, mainly a delay in the forthcoming parliamentary elections due late November, a security official said. More than 650 people were injured in Egypt when police used teargas and rubber bullets to prevent protesters from staging a sit-in on Saturday. State television reported 676 injured, quoting the Health Ministry. Police moved into Tahrir Square in the morning to disperse the demonstrators, who included relatives of victims of the revolt that overthrew president Hosni Mubarak in February. Clashes continued unabated through the afternoon and demonstrators seized a police truck. The vehicle was set ablaze and thick black smoke billowed over Tahrir Square, the emblematic site of the 18-day revolt that brought down the Mubarak regime. Assistant Interior Minister for Security Sami Sidhom said some bodies were trying to foment tensions in Egypt. "The matters have developed at Tahrir Square due to the existence of some people who are willing to stoke chaos and confusion in the country," he said. "What is the link of the revolution to sabotage, setting security vehicles ablaze and provocations against security and passersby," he wondered. "There is no excuse whatsoever for setting police vehicles ablaze or damaging public property," he said. Islamist groups staged a mass demonstration at Tahrir Square on Friday in protest against a new controversial constitutional document. The military, in charge since Mubarak's resignation on February 11, says it will hand over power after the presidential elections. Parliamentary polls are to start on November 28.
