Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s President Mursi is considering turning security in the troubled city of Port Said over to the Egyptian army, according to reports.

The city has been beset by violence since Sunday, when riots erupted on Sunday after the news that 39 football fans on trial for taking part in a football stadium riot that left 74 people dead year ago were being moved out of the city.

On Sunday, fighting between protestors and the police left at least six dead, with the fatalities split between police officers and protestors. The following day, a crowd of protestors burned down the headquarters of the security forces in the city.

So far, over 200 people have been injured in both Port Said, and a smaller number in Cairo, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Health. While violence was reported on the city’s streets on Tuesday, it was not reported to be at the same intensity as previous days.

According to anonymous officials quoted by the Associated Press, President Mursi is pondering turning over the task of maintaining public order to the army, after claims of the use of excessive force by riot police.

The army has so far stayed on the sidelines in the clashes between the protestors and the civilian security forces, though some reports say it has attempted to separate the two sides before being driven back by teargas.

While the officials said that the police has come to be viewed with hostility in the city, the military is seen by protestors as a more impartial force, and its presence is not expected to spark confrontations with those protesting against the court case and the government.

The current situation is the latest wave of turmoil in Port Said, which has seen periodic outbreaks of violence and protest since 21 local football supporters were sentenced to death in January in relation to the same riot.