Hazem el-Beblawi -- one of two deputy prime ministers who also has the finance portfolio -- said he tendered his resignation after Sunday's deadly clashes "which shook the security of the society, which is the government's responsibility" to ensure.
"Although the government is not directly responsible, in the end, the responsibility falls on its shoulders," Beblawi told MENA.
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"The current circumstances are very difficult and require a new and different way of thinking and working," he said.
The deadly clashes between Coptic Christians and the army killed 25 and injured more than 300 people, sparking furious condemnation of the leadership's handling of the transition from Hosni Mubarak's rule.
