One person was killed in clashes near Egypt's iconic Tahrir Square by birdshot in the head, official Ahram online reported Wednesday.

The victim has been transferred to Kaser El Aany hospital and the security forces are investigating the incident, the report said.

During the ongoing clashes between the security forces and the protesters early on Wednesday, some unidentified people shot cartouche and caused deadly injuries to others in the square, preliminary investigation showed.

The death toll in Cairo since the second anniversary of the Jan. 25 revolution is two, while the total casualties across the country are more than 60 dead and almost 2,000 injured.

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in a speech on Sunday attributed the bloody clashes to "sinful hands" that deviated from peaceful protest and expression of opinions to armed aggression and vandalism.