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Gunfire Erupts on the Streets of Cairo as Protests Turn Increasingly Violent
Published February 02, 2011
CAIRO – Gunfire erupts in Cario's Tahir Square as protests turn increasingly violent between anti-government demonstrators and pro-Mubarak supporters Wednesday.
It is not known if there have been any deaths yet attributed to this latest violence.
Mubarak supporters were out in the streets for the first time in large numbers, with thousands demanding an end to the anti-government movement a day after the president went on national television and rejected demands for him to step down.
Those calling for Mubarak to go have been out in Cairo and many other cities for more than a week, and they drew by far their largest crowd on Tuesday when at least a quarter million packed the central Tahrir Square and the downtown area around it. Hundreds of thousands more have turned out in other cities across this nation of 80 million.
By early afternoon, an Associated Press reporter saw Mubarak supporters break through a human chain of anti-government protesters trying to defend thousands gathered in Tahrir. They tore down banners denouncing the president and fistfights broke out as they advanced across the massive square in the heart of the capital. A number of those involved were injured and some were bleeding from their heads.
The anti-government protesters grabbed Mubarak posters from the hands of the supporters and ripped them.
The confrontations began just hours after a military spokesman went on national television and asked the protesters to disperse so life in Egypt could go back to normal. During the clashes, soldiers and tanks who have been guarding the square did not appear to intervene.
Almost immediately after Mubarak announced late Tuesday night that he would serve out the remaining seven months of his term and would not leave the country, groups of Mubarak supporters rarely seen before in the week of anti-government protests took to the streets, some carrying knives and sticks.
In Alexandria, clashes erupted right after Mubarak's address between the two sides.
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Green Energy
Fox:
Gunfire Erupts on the Streets of Cairo as Protests Turn Increasingly Violent
Published February 02, 2011
CAIRO – Gunfire erupts in Cario's Tahir Square as protests turn increasingly violent between anti-government demonstrators and pro-Mubarak supporters Wednesday.
It is not known if there have been any deaths yet attributed to this latest violence.
Mubarak supporters were out in the streets for the first time in large numbers, with thousands demanding an end to the anti-government movement a day after the president went on national television and rejected demands for him to step down.
Those calling for Mubarak to go have been out in Cairo and many other cities for more than a week, and they drew by far their largest crowd on Tuesday when at least a quarter million packed the central Tahrir Square and the downtown area around it. Hundreds of thousands more have turned out in other cities across this nation of 80 million.
By early afternoon, an Associated Press reporter saw Mubarak supporters break through a human chain of anti-government protesters trying to defend thousands gathered in Tahrir. They tore down banners denouncing the president and fistfights broke out as they advanced across the massive square in the heart of the capital. A number of those involved were injured and some were bleeding from their heads.
The anti-government protesters grabbed Mubarak posters from the hands of the supporters and ripped them.
The confrontations began just hours after a military spokesman went on national television and asked the protesters to disperse so life in Egypt could go back to normal. During the clashes, soldiers and tanks who have been guarding the square did not appear to intervene.
Almost immediately after Mubarak announced late Tuesday night that he would serve out the remaining seven months of his term and would not leave the country, groups of Mubarak supporters rarely seen before in the week of anti-government protests took to the streets, some carrying knives and sticks.
In Alexandria, clashes erupted right after Mubarak's address between the two sides.
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BBC: Egypt uprising: Islamists lead Tahrir Square rally Jon Leyne at the protest: "It seems the Islamists and the military rulers have a shared interest in maintaining the old order" Tens of thousands of people have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square,...
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Unconfirmed report: Mubarak in coma CAIRO, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Egypt's army told protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to leave or be arrested and an unconfirmed report said ousted President Hosni Mubarak was in a coma. Al-Masry al-Youm quoted "well-informed...
- Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock
CBS: "Friday of Departure" Protesters' Moment of Truth Posted by Ann Binlot For 10 days, violent protests have engulfed Egypt, calling for the resignation of embattled president Hosni Mubarak, killing at least eight and wounding hundreds as increasing...
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Chaos in Cairo as Mubarak backers, opponents clashAP/Mohammed Abou ZaidSupporters of President Hosni Mubarak, riding camels and horses, fight with anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo, Egypt....
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Al Jazeera: Egypt protesters increase pressure Opposition movement calls for "march of millions" on Tuesday in a bid to topple president Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian protesters have called for a massive demonstration and a rolling general strike on Tuesday...