On 28 January, further demonstrations and clashes took place in eleven cities, including those in the Suez Canal, Alexandria, Monufia and Cairo.[328] The clashes resulted in six deaths.[328] Thousands of people gathered in the Tahrir Square to show their solidarity with those killed over the weekend early in the day.[328] Police fired tear gas at protesters near the Qasr al-Nil Bridge, while further violence spread along the Nile.[329] Protesters also set fire to security vehicles and detained a police officer.[330] The Shura Council approved the President state of emergency decision as per the Constitution requirement. And to aid the police, it approved a law granting judicial seizure powers to the Army. A funeral procession in Port Said devolved into a street battle between mourners and police, with security troops firing tear gas and live ammunition at crowds from police buildings across the city; protesters threw rocks, explosives and gas canisters back at police, and by the end of the day civilians across the city were seen[by whom?] carrying guns.[329] A Ministry of the Interior spokesman, however, denied that police had fired on protesters, and said that tear gas had been used only briefly.[329] By the end of the day, a total of 50 people were estimated to have died since the January protests began.[329]