(Xinhua) -- An Egyptian foreign ministry official summoned Algerian ambassador in Cairo on Monday to verify security measures taken by Algerian authorities after attacks against Egyptian workers in Algeria.

A wave of violence against Egyptian workers swept Algeria on Monday after local dailies published reports alleging that an Algerian football fan has been beaten to death in Cairo following the defeat of his country's soccer team in the World Cup qualifier game.

"Cairo needs assurances that Algerian authorities are doing everything necessary to ensure safety of Egyptian nationals working in Algeria," Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Abdel Rahman Salah told reporters.

Salah stressed the importance of putting an end to escalation following the World Cup qualifier match in which Egypt grasped the last chance with a last minute goal to keep itself alive for a play-off with Algeria through a 2:0 victory.

On the other hand, Abdelkader Hadjar, Algeria's ambassador told reporters that the Algerian authorities are making all efforts to protect Egyptian nationals in Algeria.

Algerian soccer fans on Monday attacked the headquarters of several Egyptian companies working in Algeria, including the Arab Contractors, Orascom and Egypt Air and hurled stones and Molotov bombs on Egyptian workers.

Muraad Azmi, director of Orascom project, said nine Egyptian workers have been wounded in violent acts by Algerians before the arrival of anti-rioting police, which finally managed to control the situation around the company premises.

Meanwhile, Algerian ambassador to Egypt told the country's television in which he denied the death of any of the Algerian fans in Cairo following the match.

The two teams would meet in a play-off on Wednesday in Sudanese Capital Khartoum. The winning team will be qualified to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.