Cairo – Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri has accused protesters of being counter-revolutionaries as police once again attack demonstrators in Cairo.

"What happened on Friday had nothing to do with the revolution," he said on Saturday, Press TV reported.

Ganzouri also blamed the violence on protesters he accused of attacking the cabinet and parliament buildings that security forces had to defend.

On Saturday, Egyptian police used batons to disperse crowds camped out in Cairo's Liberation Square since last month. The fighting came one day after clashes killed eight people and wounded more than 300 others.

Violence erupted on Friday when soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside the cabinet building.

The protesters had camped outside the cabinet offices since late November to prevent Ganzouri from entering.